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  "textContent": "A teenage boy was pulled from the water near Halifax (Picture: Wikimedia Commons)\n\nTwo teenagers have died in separate water-related incidents during the record-breaking heat on Bank Holiday Monday.\n\nA teenage boy was pronounced dead after being pulled from water near Halifax.\n\nA few hours later a teenage girl was found dead at a water park in Warwickshire.\n\nThe hottest day of May was recorded yesterday, with temperatures reaching 34.8°C at Kew in south London.\n\nA teenage girl found dead at Kingsbury Water Park on bank holiday Monday (Picture: Google Maps)\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nA 13-year-old boy was pulled from the water at Leadbeater Dam near Halifax at around 3.20pm on Monday.\n\nHe was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.\n\nWest Yorkshire Police said they responded to reports a teenager had gotten into difficult in the water.\n\nThey added that they did not believe there to be any suspicious circumstances.\n\nShortly after 6pm emergency services in Warwickshire were called to Kingsbury Water Park following concerns for the welfare of the girl in the water.\n\nHer body was recovered at about 7.20pm and she was pronounced dead at the scene.\n\nWarwickshire Police said they are investigating and have urged people to avoid speculation.\n\nThe girl’s next of kin have been informed.\n\nThousands flocked to beaches, water parks and reservoirs yesterday as the hottest day of May was recorded at 34.8°C.\n\nThe previous record was set in 1944, when Britain was baked by 32.8°C.\n\nForecasters described the heat as ‘unprecedented for the time of year,’ stressing that temperature records are typically broken by only fractions of a degree.\n\nMultiple amber and yellow heat health warnings remain in place today, warning that there could be a ‘rise in deaths’.\n\nAmbert alerts – the second-highest warning level in the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) three-tier system – are active in:\n\n  * London\n  * East of England\n  * South East\n  * West Midlands\n  * East Midlands\n\n\n\nWhile yellow warnings cover the rest of England. These warnings, while not as severe, still warn that the heat poses a risk to vulnerable, older people.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Two teenagers die in separate incidents on hottest day of the year so far"
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