Rotherham :11 year old Boy Dead in a Canal - found

[arista]

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http://news.sky.com/story/body-of-boy-11-found-in-rotherham-canal-10509120

[The body of an
11-year-old boy has been
recovered from a canal
in Rotherham,
South Yorkshire Police
have said.
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[Ammi]

The body of an 11-year-old boy has been recovered from a canal in Rotherham, South Yorkshire Police have said.

Officers received a report yesterday evening that the boy had been seen entering the canal, off Stone Row Way, but had disappeared soon after.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and the Ambulance Service attended the scene and the boy's was found in the water at around 11pm.

His family has been informed and are being supported by officers.

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....awwww, possible taking of his own life..?...11 years old...:sad:...

[Kizzy]

Most likely trying to cool off messing about near water in the warm weather, poor lad :( Sure there used to be more public information films about the dangers.

[arista]

Most likely trying to cool off messing about near water in the warm weather, poor lad :( Sure there used to be more public information films about the dangers.



No its
a Tombstone jump etc

Reported that day

[Kizzy]

No its
a Tombstone jump etc

Reported that day

Yes, it was a group of boys messing about near water on a hot day.

[arista]

Yes, it was a group of boys messing about near water on a hot day.


It about Doing The Dive / jump called TOMBSTONE


Why are Your
Fecking Schools not showing its Death if you do that

[Kizzy]

It about Doing The Dive / jump called TOMBSTONE


Why are Your
Fecking Schools not showing its Death if you do that

I'm aware of that..And the warnings should surely be countrywide, not just in one county?

[arista]

I'm aware of that..And the warnings should surely be countrywide, not just in one county?


Warnings are not good enough


They need a photo of a Fella with a Broken Back
in a Wheel Chair etc

[Livia]

When have boys ever paid any attention to public information? Boys have been dying in water on hot days since time immemorial.

[Kizzy]

When have boys ever paid any attention to public information? Boys have been dying in water on hot days since time immemorial.

If it saves one it's worth it, and how do you know it hasn't in the past?

Lumping children or genders into neat little boxes is not my remit, maybe there's a pamphlet you could recommend that sets out specific behaviours.

[user104658]

When have boys ever paid any attention to public information? Boys have been dying in water on hot days since time immemorial.

Sad but true; a friend of my sister-in-law drowned in a flooded quarry about 4 years ago (when they were 15/16) and the place is surrounded by fences / huge and very visible warning signs about the danger of drowning...

Sadly teenagers and young people are hard-coded to feel invincible, and that leads to these situations. Climbing around building sites, or train tracks, are another common source of these accidents with young teens.

[Kizzy]

That is not an argument for not having the information though is it? And it cannot be assumed that all teens or in this case 11yr olds will ignore said advice.

Even teens have some semblance of a rational mind, it's a bit of a blanket statement to suggest none would exert caution in the face of a dangerous situation.

[user104658]

That is not an argument for not having the information though is it? And it cannot be assumed that all teens or in this case 11yr olds will ignore said advice.

Even teens have some semblance of a rational mind, it's a bit of a blanket statement to suggest none would exert caution in the face of a dangerous situation.

Well no, but there's also nothing to suggest that this information wasn't available already - if not in printed form, at least as "local knowledge" (don't play in the canal, it's dangerous, risk of drowning, etc.). Basically I think it's unlikely that the group didn't know that they were being risky messing around in the water (like teens messing around on train tracks / building sites). In fact if anything, the risk / bragging rights are half of the fun for teens.

As a theory, I'd actually suggest that specifically printing out a pamphlet about a risky place / activity and handing it out is practically an invitation for certain teens, to come and test their luck.

Like the proverbial switch that has a little sticker attached saying "DO NOT PRESS". It just makes people all the more curious.

[Kizzy]

Well no, but there's also nothing to suggest that this information wasn't available already - if not in printed form, at least as "local knowledge" (don't play in the canal, it's dangerous, risk of drowning, etc.). Basically I think it's unlikely that the group didn't know that they were being risky messing around in the water (like teens messing around on train tracks / building sites). In fact if anything, the risk / bragging rights are half of the fun for teens.

As a theory, I'd actually suggest that specifically printing out a pamphlet about a risky place / activity and handing it out is practically an invitation for certain teens, to come and test their luck.

Like the proverbial switch that has a little sticker attached saying "DO NOT PRESS". It just makes people all the more curious.

Not that your trying to put a whole generation in a box or owt...lol

Anyhoo all I said was that it would be nice to see a revival of the public information film, like the tufty club ( from the 70's) it was beneficial, mind you my accident on a bypass was prior to my exposure to tufty :laugh:

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