Safety Pleas As Hot Weather Continues
Written by HFM News on 18th June 2025
A warning is being issued about the dangers of swimming in open water as the hot weather continues.
The Canal and River Trust is urging people to stay out of Harborough’s canals and places like Saddington reservoir.
More than half of accidental drownings in the UK happen at inland waters.
Stephen Hardy from the waterways charity spoke to HFM:
File pic: Saddington Reservoir
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is also urging people to take care, as the risk of wild fires is heightened during the hot spell.
Station Manager Dan Wakefield told HFM disposable barbecue’s and discarded glass can be a source of starting such blazes:
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