A 13 year old boy has sadly died after an incident in the river Taff in Whitchurch, reports say several children were playing in the river when one wen missing on (yesterday) Tuesday afternoon to the Whitchurch and Llandaff North areas, with wide spread social media reports of a large amount of heavy emergency services present on Ty-Mawr Road and Heol Don. A National Police Air Service helicopter helped search the river.
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This follows a search of the River Taff at Whitchurch, Cardiff, earlier this evening. A statement from Detective Inspector Abi Biddle: “At 4.45pm today, Tuesday June 21, a report was received of children in the River Taff near Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff and one boy was missing.
“An extensive search was carried out by police, fire, ambulance, coastguard and the police helicopter. The missing 13-year-old boy was located in the river at around 5.45pm and, despite the efforts of the emergency services, he was unable to be resuscitated.
“The boy’s family has been informed and are being supported at this time.
“HM Coroner has been informed and an investigation into the circumstances of the incident is ongoing.”
The dangers of swimming in our rivers are high with the fast currents and uneven riverbeds. More needs to be done to teach our children about safety in moving waters, be it the sea or rivers, and the importance of being able to understand and see signs of currents above and below the water.