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Boy, 11, dies after Burnley canal pipe fall | |
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An 11-year-old boy has died after falling into a canal in Lancashire. | |
Police said the boy had been crossing the Leeds-Liverpool canal on a pipe when he lost his balance near Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley at about 19:00 BST on Tuesday. | |
The youngster was pulled from the water by a passer-by who gave him CPR before firefighters from Burnley arrived. | |
The boy was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital after being treated by paramedics, but he died later. | |
The death is not being treated as suspicious. |