Teenager who couldn't swim and hated water drowned in reservoir after friends thought his waves for help were him joking, inquest told
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Teenager who couldn't swim and hated water drowned in reservoir after friends thought his waves for help were him joking, inquest told

Daily Mail  

A teenager who couldn't swim and hated water drowned in a reservoir after his friends thought he was 'joking' when he started waving for help, an inquest heard. Rescue teams launched a major search operation but his body was recovered from the water by police divers at around 11.30am the following day. He said the group of friends had been in the water for just three minutes when Tyrese got into difficulty and they tried desperately to pull him out but couldn't. Tyrese Johnson, 16, got into difficulty while in the water as he was out with friends on the last day of school Rescue teams launched a major search operation but his body was recovered from Lodge Farm Reservoir by police divers at around 11.30am the following day.

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