Five people die in UK waters during heatwave with man pulled from river

Brody Leach is the latest victim linked to drowning during the UK June heatwave (Picture: West Mercia Police / SWNS)

Five people have died during the UK’s hottest June on record after getting into difficulty in the water.

The death toll linked to swimming during the ongoing hot spell has risen to five after the body of a man was pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury this morning.

Brody Leach, 22, was last spotted alive early on Friday morning, when he got into difficulty, sparking a huge emergency response.

The young man’s body was recovered by divers today, West Mercia Police confirmed.

In Southampton, divers looking for a 15-year-old schoolboy who went missing on Wednesday during a dip in the Testwood Lakes nature reserve found a body today.

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