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Boy, 12, drowns in River Lea at Hackney Marshes

BBC News UK · 17 August 2026 at 08:41

Boy, 12, drowns in River Lea at Hackney Marshes

The boy's body is recovered from the River Lea, near the Hackney Marshes, on Sunday morning.

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