Teenager who died in Wakefield waterway is named

Police were called to a report concerning the safety of a youngster at 2.11pm yesterday in the Aire and Calder Navigation near the Southern Washlands.Police were called to a report concerning the safety of a youngster at 2.11pm yesterday in the Aire and Calder Navigation near the Southern Washlands.
Police were called to a report concerning the safety of a youngster at 2.11pm yesterday in the Aire and Calder Navigation near the Southern Washlands.
The teenager who is believed to have drowned in a waterway in Wakefield yesterday has been named.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed it to be Alfie McCraw.

Police were called to a report concerning the safety of a youngster at 2.11pm yesterday in the Aire and Calder Navigation near the Southern Washlands.

Emergency services attended and following a search of the water recovered the body of the teen.

Enquiries are ongoing into the incident.