A girl has died and a boy is missing after going into a river as the water-related death toll reached 15 following a heatwave.
The 13-year-old girl was pulled from the River Wharfe in Burnsall, near Skipton, North Yorkshire, on Sunday evening.
She was airlifted to hospital where she was pronounced dead, North Yorkshire Police said.
During the hot spell across the UK, at least 15 people have died in water-related incidents, and officers in South Yorkshire said their search had entered a second day for an 11-year-old boy who entered the River Don on Saturday and had not been seen since.
Police were called to the scene at Ferry Boat Lane in Mexborough at around 8pm on Saturday and emergency crews from the National Police Air Service, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Services also responded, the force said.
The boy has not yet been found and his family have been informed and are being supported by officers.
In a statement on Monday morning, the force said: “We understand people are desperate to help but, for everyone’s safety, we must ask that only those involved in our operation join the search.”
It comes as temperatures dropped towards the average for the time of year following the heatwave.
Forecasters said the first day of June will feel “more like spring or autumn”, with thunderstorms and cooler temperatures expected.
Tuesday was the hottest May day on record for both England and Wales, with 35.1C measured at Kew Gardens and 32.9C at Cardiff Bute Park.
Met Office meteorologist Rebecca Mitchell, said the heatwave was “over”.
“Ironically, it’s the first week of meteorological summer starting (on Monday), but it will be feeling much more like spring or autumn and a big contrast to the heatwave,” she said.
Of this week’s weather, she said there was a “big change on the way”, including rain, possible thunderstorms and strengthening winds.
“The other part of the story is the temperatures will be much lower compared to the week just gone,” she said.
“They’ll be around average for the time of year, which typically is around 17 to 19 degrees in the north and around 18 to 21 degrees in the south, so about 14 degrees lower in some places compared to the previous week.”
