Teenager becomes 12th person to die in water-related incidents during UK heatwave

The body of a 16-year-old boy has been recovered in Scotland making him the 12th person to die in water-related incidents amid hot weather in recent days.

Police were called to a report of concern for a person at Bracklinn Falls near Callander in Stirlingshire at about 6.45pm on Thursday.

The body of the teenager was recovered from the water.

The hot weather has attracted many to open water swimming, resulting in a number of deaths in South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Cornwall, Hampshire, Warwickshire, Cheshire, Pembrokeshire, Lincolnshire and Lancashire.

It comes as forecasters said heavy rain is set to hit parts of the UK…

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