Swimmer aged 32 drowns in Horbury Lagoon

A man who vanished after going swimming in lagoon which has been the scene of two previous drowning tragedies was found dead yesterday.

A massive search was launched on Saturday night when the 32-year-old went for a teatime dip and never came back.

He was spotted in difficulty about 7pm by other visitors enjoying the sunshine at Horbury Lagoon, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

A man is believed to have died after getting into difficulties while swimming in open water at Horbury Lagoon, Wakefield (pictured)

West Yorkshire Police confirmed yesterday afternoon that teams of 999 workers searching for the man for Leeds had now found a male body.

A force spokesman said emergency services were called to a report that the Eastern European man, from the Leeds area, had got into difficulties while swimming in the lagoon on Saturday.

Police, fire and ambulance services attended the scene and a man’s body was found on Sunday.

Police have issued a warning about the dangers of open water swimming. 

Stuart Kemp, 19, drowned at the same beauty spot in 1995 while swimming with friends. Bosnian-born student Denis Nadarevic, 16, drowned when he became trapped in a car which slid down a muddy bank into the water in 2004. 

Emergency services searching for the 32-year-old man have found a body. Officers have also issued warnings about the danger of open water swimming

Emergency services searching for the 32-year-old man have found a body. Officers have also issued warnings about the danger of open water swimming

Superintendent Marianne Huison, of West Yorkshire Police, said:’I would like to remind all residents in, and visitors to, West Yorkshire of the extreme dangers posed by swimming in or entering open water at lagoons or industrial sites.

‘Such water can be very cold, even in the summer months, and people suddenly entering cold water are susceptible to hyperventilation, which could result in the body going into seizure.

‘There can also be hidden currents and unseen dangers such as mud banks or items under the water which a swimmer can become caught on.’

Police, fire and ambulance services attended the scene and a man's body was found on Sunday

Police, fire and ambulance services attended the scene and a man’s body was found on Sunday

 

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