A boy has sadly died following an incident at a quarry in Appley Bridge

A boy has sadly died following an incident at a quarry.

Police were called by the Ambulance Service around 9.40pm on Saturday, July 9 to a report a boy had entered the water and got into difficulty at Dawber Delph, Appley Bridge.

Emergency services attended the scene and following a search the body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from the water. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

His next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this time.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course.