Linton Falls: Last News

The mum of a teenager who drowned on the hottest day of the year has died following a battle with coronavirus.

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA mum in a coronavirus coma tragically has no idea her son drowned on the hottest day of the year - just weeks after his wedding.Muhammad Bilal Zeb, 18, was swimming in a river in the Yorkshire Dales last Friday evening, as temperatures shot above 30 degrees.The newlywed is thought to have been dragged under by the current of the River Wharfe near Linton Falls in Grassington, North Yorks.Emergency services were called to the beauty spot at around 7.30pm.Members of the public tried to save his life and a local police community support officer tried to resuscitate him too until the ambulance arrived.But sadly, the teenager from Bradford, West Yorks., who got

An 18-year-old man died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a river on the UK's hottest day of the year, rescue services said.