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| Two young men dead in reservoir | Two young men dead in reservoir |
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| Two young men have died in a reservoir in Greater Manchester. | Two young men have died in a reservoir in Greater Manchester. |
| The pair, believed to be in their late teens, disappeared in Knott Hill reservoir in Ashton-under-Lyne on Monday afternoon. | The pair, believed to be in their late teens, disappeared in Knott Hill reservoir in Ashton-under-Lyne on Monday afternoon. |
| Emergency services were alerted by a walker who saw the pair go under the water but fail to resurface. | Emergency services were alerted by a walker who saw the pair go under the water but fail to resurface. |
| Two bodies were later recovered by divers and a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) investigation into their deaths is under way. | |
| The pair are believed to have been swimming when they got into difficulties at about 1600 BST. | |
| The reservoir, a local beauty spot, is next to Ashton-under Lyne golf course, off the A670 Mossley Road. |