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| Body of boy, 11, pulled from Rotherham canal | |
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| The body of an 11-year-old boy has been pulled from a canal in Rotherham. | |
| Emergency services were called to the canal, off Stone Row Way, behind the Parkgate shopping park, at about 19:00 BST on Thursday after reports of a child going into the water. | Emergency services were called to the canal, off Stone Row Way, behind the Parkgate shopping park, at about 19:00 BST on Thursday after reports of a child going into the water. |
| His body was found four hours later. South Yorkshire Police said: "The circumstances are under investigation". | His body was found four hours later. South Yorkshire Police said: "The circumstances are under investigation". |
| The boy's family has been informed and are being supported by officers, police said. | The boy's family has been informed and are being supported by officers, police said. |
| A stretch of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation canal, close to a path which crosses the canal over a metal bridge, is thought to have been the centre of the rescue operation. | A stretch of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation canal, close to a path which crosses the canal over a metal bridge, is thought to have been the centre of the rescue operation. |
| The path links the retail park with the Eastwood area of Rotherham. | The path links the retail park with the Eastwood area of Rotherham. |