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| Boy, 14, dies in Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandybie, tragedy | Boy, 14, dies in Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandybie, tragedy |
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| A 14-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulties in water at a disused quarry in Carmarthenshire. | |
| Dyfed-Powys Police say the incident happened at Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandeilo Road, Llandybie, at 16:40 BST on Wednesday. | Dyfed-Powys Police say the incident happened at Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandeilo Road, Llandybie, at 16:40 BST on Wednesday. |
| Police deployed the force helicopter after receiving a call that the boy was in trouble. He was flown to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, but died later. | Police deployed the force helicopter after receiving a call that the boy was in trouble. He was flown to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, but died later. |
| Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. | Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. |
| Officers are working to establish the details of the boy's death after he had to be rescued from the water. | Officers are working to establish the details of the boy's death after he had to be rescued from the water. |
| Police say they are working in collaboration with other agencies to support the boy's family. | |
| Workers at an adjoining cement mixing company said the alarm was raised with police, fire engines, ambulances and the helicopter called in. | |
| The quarry, which is no longer being worked, has high walls with a lake at the base. | |
| Although it is closed off, they say it has been used by people for swimming and climbing despite a locked gate. |