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| Two teenagers die at Norfolk nature reserve | Two teenagers die at Norfolk nature reserve |
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| Two teenagers have died after getting into difficulty in water as members of their family looked on, police said. | Two teenagers have died after getting into difficulty in water as members of their family looked on, police said. |
| The boy and girl were swimming in a large area of open water at Thorpe Marshes Reserve at about 16:50 BST when they went missing. | |
| A coastguard helicopter joined police and ambulance staff searching the area, but the pair were later found dead. | 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 service, said: "Tragically there was nothing we could do." | Chief fire officer Nigel Williams, from Norfolk fire service, said: "Tragically there was nothing we could do." |
| He added: "My heartfelt condolences, and those from every firefighter at the scene, go out to the family at this terribly sad time." | He added: "My heartfelt condolences, and those from every firefighter at the scene, go out to the family at this terribly sad time." |
| The pair were swimming in open water when they got into difficulties. | The pair were swimming in open water when they got into difficulties. |
| 'Nothing more tragic' | 'Nothing more tragic' |
| Ch Insp Nathan Clark, of Norfolk police, said: "We were alerted to two people struggling in the water. There was a coordinated effort to locate them but unfortunately the two teenagers were found dead. | Ch Insp Nathan Clark, of Norfolk police, said: "We were alerted to two people struggling in the water. There was a coordinated effort to locate them but unfortunately the two teenagers were found dead. |
| "We are very much keeping an open mind about what happened and are interviewing people at the scene, including family members. | "We are very much keeping an open mind about what happened and are interviewing people at the scene, including family members. |
| "I would like to offer all my sympathies to them. I can't imagine anything more tragic than losing two teenage kids." | "I would like to offer all my sympathies to them. I can't imagine anything more tragic than losing two teenage kids." |
| The BBC understands the victims were a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. | The BBC understands the victims were a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. |
| Kerri Howard, who lives nearby, witnessed the aftermath of the search operation. | Kerri Howard, who lives nearby, witnessed the aftermath of the search operation. |
| She said: "I saw some people coming out in cars and heard a lady coming over the bridge screaming. They all went away quite quickly." | She said: "I saw some people coming out in cars and heard a lady coming over the bridge screaming. They all went away quite quickly." |
| Nikki Fox, a BBC Look East reporter who was at the nature reserve, said: "Two ambulances left the scene with the two bodies just before 21:00. | Nikki Fox, a BBC Look East reporter who was at the nature reserve, 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." | "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. | She said she saw a woman and a child wrapped in towels leaving the water. |
| The marsh, to the east of Norwich, is run by Norfolk Wildlife Trust and is described as its "first truly urban site". | The marsh, to the east of Norwich, is run by Norfolk Wildlife Trust and is described as its "first truly urban site". |
| Its website says the reserve has a "large area of open water" known as St Andrew's Broad. | Its website says the reserve has a "large area of open water" known as St Andrew's Broad. |