'Unimaginable grief' after boy's reservoir death

A 13-year-old lad who is believed to person drowned successful a reservoir was a "popular and much-loved student", his schoolhouse has said.

West Yorkshire Police were called to Leadbeater Dam connected Lumb Lane, Halifax, conscionable earlier 15:20 BST connected Monday.

Teenager Reco David-James Puttock was pulled from the h2o and taken to infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead, constabulary said.

In a statement, Lightlife Academy successful Halifax said: "Reco was a fashionable and much-loved pupil who volition beryllium greatly missed by students, unit and our wider academy community."

"Our thoughts, prayers and condolences spell retired to his family, and each affected by this tragic nonaccomplishment astatine this incredibly hard time."

The schoolhouse said enactment would beryllium disposable for students arsenic they returned from half-term.

The connection added that the schoolhouse was moving connected plans to get unneurotic arsenic a assemblage and wage tribute to the teenager.

King Cross Park Rugby League Club, successful Halifax, besides paid tribute, saying: "Yesterday we were informed of the devastating quality that Reco Puttock, who played for our 2025 U13s, tragically mislaid his life."

The connection continued: "There are nary words we tin accidental which volition marque this nonaccomplishment immoderate little achy for his household and friends particularly astatine specified a young age.

"So, connected behalf of the full club, we would similar to widen our thoughts and condolences with his family, friends and squad mates.

"Rest successful bid young man."

Another club, Kippax Welfare Rugby League, said connected societal media: "On behalf of everyone associated with Kippax Welfare we connection our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, loved ones of Reco and everyone astatine King Cross Park ARLFC.

"There are conscionable nary words befitting for specified tragedies, successful times of unimaginable grief, rivalries and colours simply bash not matter.

"Rugby league has mislaid 1 of its ain and we grieve arsenic one."

Police said investigations into Reco's decease were ongoing, adding they did not judge determination were immoderate suspicious circumstances.

On Monday, a teenage lad died successful South Yorkshire portion a 16-year-old miss drowned successful Warwickshire.

His begetter Carl said: "We would similar to rise consciousness astir children playing adjacent immoderate rivers oregon lakes successful the blistery weather.

"Please tin each parents, friends and household marque their children alert of the dangers surrounding water."