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'Unimaginable grief' after boy's reservoir death
Key takeaways
- West Yorkshire Police were called to Leadbeater Dam on Lumb Lane, Halifax, just before 15:20 BST on Monday.
- Teenager Reco David-James Puttock was pulled from the water and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
- In a statement, Lightlife Academy in Halifax said: "Reco was a popular and much-loved student who will be greatly missed by students, staff and our wider academy community."
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Sarah Spina-Matthews Yorkshire Supplied Reco David-James Puttock, 13, drowned in Leadbeater Dam near Halifax A 13-year-old boy who is believed to have drowned in a reservoir was a "popular and much-loved student", his school has said.
West Yorkshire Police were called to Leadbeater Dam on Lumb Lane, Halifax, just before 15:20 BST on Monday.
Teenager Reco David-James Puttock was pulled from the water and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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