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A 16-year-old student, Lillianna Tomlinson, tragically lost her life after encountering difficulty in open water in north Warwickshire. The young girl, a Year 11 pupil at Kingsbury School, died after entering the River Tame near Kingsbury Water Park, close to Tamworth, on Monday. The school confirmed her passing, expressing deep sorrow over the loss.
Martin Clarke, headteacher at Kingsbury School, stated it was “with great sadness” that the school had to acknowledge the tragedy affecting one of their students. In response, the school planned to open its doors for a two-hour period on Thursday, allowing students, staff, and parents to come together to support one another. They also arranged for pastoral and safeguarding staff, bereavement help, and sessions with the school nurse team to assist those affected. A book of condolences is to be made available, with the school requesting respect for the family’s privacy and urging against speculation on social media.
This incident occurred amid a series of tragic deaths related to open water across England, where at least six other young people, along with a man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s, died at various beauty spots during unseasonably high temperatures. In light of these events, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has called on families to discuss the dangers of unsupervised open water areas such as rivers, lakes, quarries, canals, and reservoirs with their children.
A family member who wished to remain anonymous shared with the BBC that Lillianna could not swim and explained that a teenage boy attempted to rescue her during the incident. Warwickshire Police noted reports of young people jumping from a nearby bridge over the river on Monday afternoon, but confirmed that Lillianna was not among them. Gavin Ellis, the NFCC Drowning Prevention lead, emphasized the urgency of awareness, saying that although such tragedies can happen “very quickly,” many are avoidable. He urged parents and carers to have honest discussions with children about water safety, stressing the importance of young people making responsible choices. Adding to the advice, Kineret Kahana from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents encouraged anyone struggling in water to try floating rather than trying to swim immediately, due to the dangerous effects of cold water shock
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