A TEENAGER has died after diving off a waterfall at a North Yorkshire beauty spot to cool off in the Bank Holiday heatwave.

The 19-year-old was one of four pals who went swimming in the Yorkshire Dales at a site where water flows over a 10ft cliff into a plunge pool below.

Onlookers called 999 after the group got into trouble and rescuers were scrambled to the scene at the Wain Wath waterfall, on the River Swale, near Keld, at about 5pm on Friday.
The four terrified friends were pulled from the water by 999 crews including firefighters and mountain rescue teams.

The tragedy happened just 24 hours after Prince William tried to rescue Robbie Lea, 17, who drowned while swimming in a lake in Hertfordshire.

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The Air Ambulance pilot was spotted at the Lee Valley Park in Cheshunt, Herts., on Thursday.

The teenager, from Middlesbrough, was airlifted to the James Cook Hospital on Teesside by Air Ambulance but was pronounced dead on arrival.

North Yorkshire Police said the latest death was not being treated as suspicious and an inquest will be held.

Wain Wath waterfall is a popular location for day-trippers and listed in the top ten of UK spots for wild swimming.

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