Boy, 16, tragically drowns in quarry near Wigan

A teenage boy has drowned at a quarry on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

Emergency services were called at around 9:40pm on Saturday 9 July, to Dawber Delph in Appley Bridge, near Wigan.

Following a search of the quarry, a 16-year-old boy was pulled from the water, and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Lancashire Police say the boy's next of kin have been informed, and say their thoughts are with his family.

Officers are not treating the death as suspicious, and a file is due to be passed to the coroner.

A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: "We were called by the Ambulance Service around 9.40pm yesterday (Saturday, July 9) to a report a boy had entered the water and got into difficulty at Dawber Delph, Appley Bridge.

"Emergency services attended the scene and following a search the body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from the water. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"His next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this time.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course."

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