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10-Year-Old Drowns in Reading River Despite Heroic Rescue Attempts

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10-Year-Old Drowns in Reading River Despite Heroic Rescue Attempts
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  • 10-year-old Shadrack Appiah drowned in River Kennet on August 21.
  • Shadrack, unable to swim, was afraid of water and never entered it by choice.
    • His friend tried 10 times to save him before help arrived.
    • Firefighters arrived in 20 minutes but couldn't revive Shadrack.
    • The river's deceptively shallow appearance is a known hazard.
    • An inquest ruled the drowning as an accidental misadventure.
    • Reading Council added warning signs to improve river safety.
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