North Yorkshire Police have launched a formal investigation following a fatal incident on the River Wharfe. Emergency services, including land ambulances, the air ambulance, and fire and rescue teams, were scrambled to the riverbank near Burnsall at around 6:30 PM last night, Sunday, May 31, following reports that a young girl had gone missing in the deep water. Members of the public and medical teams dynamically pulled the thirteen-year-old from the water and administered trauma resuscitation, but she was tragically pronounced dead after being airlifted to the hospital. Police have issued their profound thanks to the locals who assisted on the riverbank.
Source: North Yorkshire Police