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| Two teenagers die at Norfolk nature reserve | |
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| Two teenagers who got into difficulty in water at a nature reserve in Norfolk have been found dead, police have said. | Two teenagers who got into difficulty in water at a nature reserve in Norfolk have been found dead, police have said. |
| The boy and girl were seen getting into difficulty in water at Thorpe Marshes Reserve in Trowse at about 16:50 BST. | |
| A coastguard helicopter joined police and ambulance staff searching the area, but the pair were later found dead. | |
| Chief fire officer Nigel Williams, from Norfolk Fire and Rescue, said: "Tragically there was nothing we could do." | |
| He added: "Two young people have lost their lives whilst in open water. | |
| "My heartfelt condolences, and those from every firefighter at the scene, go out to the family at this terribly sad time." | |
| 'Crowd gathered' | |
| Ch Insp Nathan Clark of Norfolk police said: "Both bodies were discovered within water and were sadly pronounced dead at the scene." | |
| Police said inquiries continue into the circumstances surrounding the deaths. | |
| Crews from the East of England Ambulance Service and the coastguard helicopter remain on scene. | |
| The BBC understands the dead teenagers were a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. | |
| Nikki Fox, a BBC Look East reporter who was at the scene, said: "Two ambulances left the scene with the two bodies just before 21:00. | |
| "A small crowd of people had gathered to watch the search operation. People were visibly upset." | |
| She said she saw a woman and a child wrapped in towels leaving the water. |