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The Independent
29-05-2025
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- The Independent
Body found in urgent underwater search for teenage girl who fell into reservoir
Police searching for a teenage girl who fell into the water at a reservoir in West Yorkshire have recovered a body. An underwater search was carried out for nearly 24 hours after it was reported the girl had fallen into Baitings Dam reservoir near Ripponden, on Wednesday lunchtime. Searches were launched straight away and continued throughout Thursday before the body was discovered during the afternoon. West Yorkshire Police said they believed the body found was that of the girl, although formal identification was yet to take place, and they did not think her death was suspicious. The girl's family have been told of the discovery, officers added. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the reservoir at 1.17pm on Wednesday when the alarm was raised. The emergency services, which included a hazardous area response team, continued to search as night fell. After the body was found, detective inspector Laura Hall of Calderdale's safeguarding team said: 'While formal identification is yet to take place, the girl's family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers. 'My thoughts go out to her family and friends at this very sad time. 'Our enquiries are continuing into the death in order to establish exactly what happened yesterday, but we do not believe it to be suspicious.'
Telegraph
29-05-2025
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- Telegraph
Body found in reservoir in hunt for girl
A body has been found in the hunt for a missing teenage girl who fell into a reservoir. West Yorkshire Police said a body had been recovered from Baitings Reservoir near Ripponden on Thursday. Emergency services were called to the reservoir at 1.17pm on Wednesday following reports that a girl had fallen into the water from Baitings Dam. An underwater search team was deployed to the scene yesterday and searches continued throughout today before the body was discovered earlier this afternoon. Police said a formal identification process is yet to take place, but it is believed to be the girl's body. Her family has been made aware. Det Insp Laura Hall, of Calderdale's safeguarding team, said: 'While formal identification is yet to take place, the girl's family has been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers. 'My thoughts go out to her family and friends at this very sad time. 'Our enquiries are continuing into the death in order to establish exactly what happened yesterday, but we do not believe it to be suspicious.'
BBC News
29-05-2025
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- BBC News
Body found in Baitings Reservoir near Ripponden during search for girl
A body has been found by police searching a West Yorkshire reservoir for a teenage girl reported to have fallen crews were called to the dam at Baitings Reservoir near Ripponden at about 13:15 BST on Wednesday following reports of a person in the underwater search team was deployed and the body was discovered earlier on Thursday afternoon, West Yorkshire Police said. There are not thought to be any suspicious Insp Laura Hall, of Calderdale's safeguarding team, said: "While formal identification is yet to take place, the girl's family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers." On Wednesday afternoon, five crews from West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service attended, supported by one from Littleborough in Greater Manchester. The officer added: "My thoughts go out to her family and friends at this very sad time."Our inquiries are continuing into the death in order to establish exactly what happened yesterday, but we do not believe it to be suspicious." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Sky News
29-05-2025
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- Sky News
Body found in search for missing teenage girl who fell into reservoir
A body has been found in the search for a missing teenage girl who fell into a reservoir, police have said. West Yorkshire Police confirmed they recovered a body from the Baitings Reservoir, near Ripponden, on Thursday afternoon. A formal identification is yet to take place, but police believe the body to be that of the missing teenage girl. The girl's family have been informed. Emergency services were called to the reservoir at 1.17pm on Wednesday following reports that a teenage girl had fallen into the water. Police, fire and ambulance crews, as well as an underwater search team, were deployed to the scene for the search, which continued on Thursday until a body was found. Detective Inspector Laura Hall of Calderdale's Safeguarding Team said: "While formal identification is yet to take place, the girl's family have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers. "My thoughts go out to her family and friends at this very sad time. "Our enquiries are continuing into the death in order to establish exactly what happened yesterday, but we do not believe it to be suspicious." Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
Sky News
29-05-2025
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- Sky News
Emergency teams searching reservoir for teenage girl believed to have fallen in
Emergency search teams are looking for a teenage girl who is believed to have fallen into a reservoir from a dam. Emergency services were called to Baitings Dam near Ripponden at 1.17pm on Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said. Police, fire and ambulance crews were deployed to the scene, but the teenager was not found. Underwater search teams have been continuing their attempts to locate the teenager on Thursday. A spokesperson for the force said: "Searches are continuing today after a teenage girl was reported to have fallen into water at Baitings Dam near Ripponden. "Emergency services were called to the dam at 1.17pm yesterday afternoon. "Police, fire and ambulance were initially deployed to the scene, but the girl could not be located.
