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Hebden Bridge reservoir tragedy: boy named
A TEENAGE boy who drowned at a rural reservoir has been named.
Jack Chapman, 17, of Hounslow, Middlesex, had been swimming with a group of friends at Widdop Reservoir near Hebden Bridge, when his pals lost sight of him.
A police underwater search team was brought in and his body was eventually recovered on Wednesday night. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
He had been staying at a camping barn at Trawden near Nelson. An inquest was opened and adjourned today.
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