Teen airlifted to hospital after falling into water
Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it was called to the incident at Richmond Falls, near Richmond, at 16:41 BST.
Two air ambulances attended the scene and the male casualty was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough at about 18:00, an ambulance service spokesperson confirmed. They did not provide an update on his condition.
A series of rocky steps along the River Swale make up what is known as Richmond Falls, a popular spot with walkers and swimmers.
The incident comes after a schoolgirl died after falling into a reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire on Wednesday.
On Saturday emergency services recovered the body of a girl who had entered the River Thames in Gravesend, Kent along with a boy on Friday.
The boy was taken to hospital, where he remained in a stable condition as of Saturday afternoon.
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