Dozens ignore risk to life warnings to go swimming in Salford Quays - months after tragedy
Dozens were spotted ignoring warnings to not jump or swim into cold water yesterday at Salford Quays. The warning came from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Salford City Council as the temperature rose this weekend.
This is why GMFRS and the council issued their warnings after tragic incidents in the past at Salford Quays and elsewhere in Greater Manchester where people have lost their lives in cold water. While it may be hot outside, the water itself remains cold with jumping into it leading to the risk of cold water shock and drowning.Tragedy struck last summer after the body of 16-year-old student Kalen Waugh was pulled from the water after he died while swimming in the Quays, near to Media City.
She added: "You’re not going to see danger with all those people in there, you’ll just think 'Look, everyone else having fun.' I’m hoping that when the inquest comes I get some answers, but I’m not feeling very positive. It had happened a year before too. It’s too regular and it’s not just there, it’s everywhere."
Despite the warnings issued yesterday, dozens of people were pictures jumping off the bridges along the Quays into the cold water.
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