Shocking images show youths ignoring social distancing advice as they jump into reservoirs at some of the region's beauty spots.
Worried bosses at United Utilities said they have recorded 'dozens of cases of people jumping into the North West's reservoirs' over recent weeks.
Pictures taken on Friday (May 29) at Worthington Lakes, in Wigan, and at Alance Bridge, at Yarrow Reservoir, near Rivington, show children and older youths risking their lives by plunging into icy waters as lockdown measures start to ease.
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