{"id":5038,"date":"2025-05-06T10:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T10:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/?p=5038"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:36:27","slug":"boy-13-dies-after-jumping-into-canal-and-failing-to-resurface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/06\/boy-13-dies-after-jumping-into-canal-and-failing-to-resurface\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 13, dies after jumping into canal and \u2018failing to resurface\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The canal, where the boy died, cuts through the Riverside Valley Park in Exeter (Picture: Devon Live\/BPM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A teenager has died after jumping into a canal in Exeter.<\/p>\n

The alarm was raised after the boy, 13, didn’t resurface after plunging into the waterway on Clapperbrook Lane East. <\/p>\n

The emergency services arrived at the scene at about 4.35pm yesterday after concerns for the child. <\/p>\n

The boy had ‘failed to surface after jumping into the water,’ the police said. <\/p>\n

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The area was cordoned off after the incident (Picture: Devon Live\/BPM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was pulled from the water and rushed to the hospital in a serious condition, where he later died. <\/p>\n

His next of kin have been informed of the death, which is not being treated as suspicious. <\/p>\n

One eyewitness said he saw ‘all the emergency services race past Marsh Barton and the air ambulance above.’ <\/p>\n

Acting Superintendent Chris Conway, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: ‘This is an awful and tragic incident, and we offer our condolences to the family, who are being supported by specialist officers.<\/p>\n

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The incident happened near the Exeter Ship Canal near the country park (Picture: Devon Live\/BPM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘We would ask that the privacy of the family is respected as they come to terms with their devastating loss.’<\/p>\n

People reacted to the news of the boy’s death, with one saying it is an ‘unbelievably sad situation.’ <\/p>\n

One man who said he knew the boy said it is ‘heartbreaking to hear, he was the most happiest kid I know.’ <\/p>\n

Another wrote: ‘So very sad.<\/p>\n

‘My heart goes out to the child\u2019s family and friends, also to all involved in the rescue and witnesses to such a tragic incident.’ <\/p>\n

One person said: ‘Oh how very sad! The water is extremely cold still, a very sad loss.’ <\/p>\n

The coroner will look into the circumstances that led to his death. <\/p>\n

The incident happened along the Exeter Ship Canal, which runs parallel to the River Exe through southern parts of the city and the Riverside Valley Park, a popular spot for walking, cycling and running. <\/p>\n

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