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| Teenager dies after river fall near Limavady | Teenager dies after river fall near Limavady |
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| A 15-year-old boy has died after falling into the River Roe near Limavady in County Londonderry. | A 15-year-old boy has died after falling into the River Roe near Limavady in County Londonderry. |
| The emergency services were called to the Roe Valley Country Park at about 16:30 BST on Thursday. | The emergency services were called to the Roe Valley Country Park at about 16:30 BST on Thursday. |
| The boy was airlifted by police to Altnagelvin hospital in Londonderry. The teenager is believed to have drowned. | |
| Councillor Alan Robinson said he understood the young boy had been playing in the water. | |
| "There was an incident. He was removed from the water and I'm told that he subsequently died," he said. |