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| Three bodies recovered from lake | Three bodies recovered from lake |
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| The bodies of three youths have been recovered from Ullswater in the Lake District, police said. | The bodies of three youths have been recovered from Ullswater in the Lake District, police said. |
| The three, aged 15, 17 and 21, and all from Wolverhampton, were among a group enjoying a swim when one got into difficulty. | The three, aged 15, 17 and 21, and all from Wolverhampton, were among a group enjoying a swim when one got into difficulty. |
| Another 15-year-old boy was pulled to safety in the incident which happened on Saturday afternoon. | Another 15-year-old boy was pulled to safety in the incident which happened on Saturday afternoon. |
| On Sunday afternoon, police named them as Harvinder Singh, 15, Tajinder Singh, 21, and Satvir Singh, 17. | On Sunday afternoon, police named them as Harvinder Singh, 15, Tajinder Singh, 21, and Satvir Singh, 17. |
| 'Extremeley cold' | 'Extremeley cold' |
| Police said the three were part of a group staying in Glenridding, a village overlooking Ullswater. | |
| Insp Sean Murphy, from Cumbria Police, added: "I think the lake was reasonably calm. | Insp Sean Murphy, from Cumbria Police, added: "I think the lake was reasonably calm. |
| "Unfortunately it does have deep areas and shelving and the water is extremely cold so it's all speculation at the moment but I am assuming that someone has gone too deep and they have got cold and been unable to swim." | "Unfortunately it does have deep areas and shelving and the water is extremely cold so it's all speculation at the moment but I am assuming that someone has gone too deep and they have got cold and been unable to swim." |
| Members of the public and a lake warden went to help when the alarm was raised, and managed to rescue the 15-year-old boy. | Members of the public and a lake warden went to help when the alarm was raised, and managed to rescue the 15-year-old boy. |
| He was taken to hospital, where his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. | He was taken to hospital, where his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. |
| 'Just gone' | 'Just gone' |
| Boat worker, Zak Ratcliffe, said he had hired boats out to the group earlier and told how he helped to try and rescue those in difficulty. | Boat worker, Zak Ratcliffe, said he had hired boats out to the group earlier and told how he helped to try and rescue those in difficulty. |
| "I got in a boat and went around and I couldn't see them so I jumped into the water," he said. | "I got in a boat and went around and I couldn't see them so I jumped into the water," he said. |
| "It was a heat of the moment thing, I didn't really think about it, and I've been told it was the wrong thing for me to do as it put me in danger. | "It was a heat of the moment thing, I didn't really think about it, and I've been told it was the wrong thing for me to do as it put me in danger. |
| "There was a guy about to hire a boat off us and he jumped in as well but we couldn't see them anywhere. They were just gone, there was nothing we could do." | "There was a guy about to hire a boat off us and he jumped in as well but we couldn't see them anywhere. They were just gone, there was nothing we could do." |
| Searches by the coastguard, a helicopter and police and civilian divers were carried out overnight. | Searches by the coastguard, a helicopter and police and civilian divers were carried out overnight. |