Boy dies after being pulled from water at West Yorkshire reservoir on Bank Holiday Monday

A 13-year-old boy died after getting into trouble at a West Yorkshire reservoir on bank holiday Monday, police said.

The West Yorkshire force was called to Leadbeater Dam in Lumb Lane, Halifax, just before 3.20pm.

The young boy was pulled from the water and taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead, a spokesman said.

Calderdale CID are investigating but said there were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.

The forecaster said the incident occurred after the UK recorded its warmest May day since Met Office data began.

The country also hit its highest meteorological spring temperature of all time, with Kew Gardens in south-west London reaching 34.8C on Monday.

Meanwhile, the Met Office said May’s hottest temperature could be broken again on Tuesday, with an expected top temperature of 35 degrees across large parts of southern England and Wales, or even rise to 36 degrees.

These forecasts cover the Midlands, the southeast and southwest of England, East Anglia and South Wales.