People in York urged not to take risks around open water
It's as several water-related deaths have been reported in UK rivers, lakes and reservoirs over the last two weeks.
The University of York NightSafe group is urging people to stay safe around open water, following recent heatwaves across the UK.
Over the last two weeks several water-related deaths have been reported across the country.
Jodie Hutchinson is the press and publicity officer for NightSafe: "When students join York we all get a talk in Freshers' Week about the tragedies that have happened in the rivers here, but it gets to a point when people think 'that was a long time ago'.
"It's important that people understand that it can happen again, especially when alcohol is added into the mix and your judgement's a bit impaired, your muscle functions are lower or you just slip when walking along the river.
"It's really important to get the message out of what has happened in the past".
Chris Hutchinson is also from the group, and says it was originally set up because of previous tragedies: "Between 2009 and May 2014 there were 15 fatalities and 5 near misses, with alcohol a factor in 45% of cases
"A lot of them were students, so this was part of the reason why NightSafe was set up. The core purpose was thinking about how we could stop students going near the river and making mistakes when they're drunk.
"The last 18 months has proven two things: some people just want to do something a bit more outrageous following 'Freedom Day'; there's also the element that mental health has severely declined during the pandemic.
"It's not always the fun and games side of things: sadly some people really struggling with mental health have thought about going into the river. It's something as a group we've had to adapt to and think about".
Jodie adds: "Because we're students we're a lot easier to approach than a police officer for example, and the reason I joined is because I've definitely been in situations on nights out when I've needed help.
"Fortunately I've had my friends to help me, but sometimes you might lose your friends or not know how bad things are because you're under the influence. I think for a lot of us we've been in those situations and we know it can be a bit scary sometimes.
"It can be incredibly hard in York as a lot of the bars frequented by students open up onto the river front. I think one of the main things that York and a lot of universities need to focus on is education, especially around cold water shock".