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| Bawsey Pits: Man and teenage boy found dead in water | Bawsey Pits: Man and teenage boy found dead in water |
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| The bodies of a man and a teenage boy have been recovered from a water-filled quarry at a popular beauty spot, police have said. | The bodies of a man and a teenage boy have been recovered from a water-filled quarry at a popular beauty spot, police have said. |
| Their bodies were pulled from Bawsey Pits near King's Lynn, Norfolk, on Tuesday. | Their bodies were pulled from Bawsey Pits near King's Lynn, Norfolk, on Tuesday. |
| Police said the dead man was in his 40s and the boy was in his mid-teens. They died in separate pits. | Police said the dead man was in his 40s and the boy was in his mid-teens. They died in separate pits. |
| Swimming is banned at the pits - which are deep and with thick undergrowth - but many ignore warning signs. | Swimming is banned at the pits - which are deep and with thick undergrowth - but many ignore warning signs. |
| Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and an RAF search and rescue helicopter were involved in the search. A police helicopter was also called to assist. | Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and an RAF search and rescue helicopter were involved in the search. A police helicopter was also called to assist. |
| 'Don't be tempted' | |
| Officers later confirmed the discovery of two bodies. They have not yet been identified. | Officers later confirmed the discovery of two bodies. They have not yet been identified. |
| Police said the body of the man was discovered shortly before 19:30 BST and the boy's body was found shortly before 21:30 BST. | Police said the body of the man was discovered shortly before 19:30 BST and the boy's body was found shortly before 21:30 BST. |
| They said the bodies were recovered from separate pits and the incidents were unrelated. | They said the bodies were recovered from separate pits and the incidents were unrelated. |
| Norfolk's assistant chief constable Nick Dean said: "Clearly we need to piece together what happened here and the sequence of events which occurred throughout yesterday. | Norfolk's assistant chief constable Nick Dean said: "Clearly we need to piece together what happened here and the sequence of events which occurred throughout yesterday. |
| "Hopefully this will be the final tragedy of the summer." | "Hopefully this will be the final tragedy of the summer." |
| He said officers would be at the pits during the day. | He said officers would be at the pits during the day. |
| "There will be a police presence there in terms of warning people about the inherent dangers of going into open water," he said. | "There will be a police presence there in terms of warning people about the inherent dangers of going into open water," he said. |
| "We also need to send a message out to people that actually it's dangerous to swim in open water. | "We also need to send a message out to people that actually it's dangerous to swim in open water. |
| "It's going to be another hot day today. Take care out there and don't be tempted to go into this sort of lake or open water unless you are very, very sure about where you are swimming." | "It's going to be another hot day today. Take care out there and don't be tempted to go into this sort of lake or open water unless you are very, very sure about where you are swimming." |
| A spokesman for Sibelco UK, which owns the pits, said: "Naturally everyone was very saddened to learn of the tragic events yesterday. | |
| "We will continue to work with the police and the authorities as the investigation continues and seek to see if there are any measures we can take to make things even safer there, but we must stress this is a much-loved place with public access so there's always a limit to what we can do. | |
| "There are signs in place which clearly state that swimming is not permitted. | |
| "We will do really what we can but unfortunately you can't always mitigate for what the public wish to do." |