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'Unimaginable grief' after boy's reservoir death

BBC News · May 27, 2026, 9:42 AM

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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