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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. | The boy was airlifted by police to Altnagelvin hospital in Londonderry. The teenager is believed to have drowned. |
| Alan Robinson, a DUP councillor for the area, said he understood the boy had been playing in the water. | Alan Robinson, a DUP councillor for the area, said he understood the boy had been playing in the water. |
| "I'm led to believe that there was a young 15-year-old who had travelled down from somewhere on up the country, the County Antrim direction, who had been playing in the water. | |
| "There was an incident. He was removed from the water and I'm told that he subsequently died later in hospital," Mr Robinson said. | "There was an incident. He was removed from the water and I'm told that he subsequently died later in hospital," Mr Robinson said. |
| His party colleague, assembly member George Robinson, said the country park was a big tourist attraction, which people sometimes used for camping. | His party colleague, assembly member George Robinson, said the country park was a big tourist attraction, which people sometimes used for camping. |
| "Everybody here is devastated by what happened to that wee lad," Mr Robinson said. | "Everybody here is devastated by what happened to that wee lad," Mr Robinson said. |
| "I would appeal to people to be on their guard when they're using the water in the soaring temperatures." | "I would appeal to people to be on their guard when they're using the water in the soaring temperatures." |