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Teen Named Locally After Lake District Tarn Death

Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Overview

  • Search teams went to High Dam Tarn near Windermere after a caller reported a person in the water, with police confirming late Tuesday that a body had been found.
  • Police, fire and rescue, ambulance, HM Coastguard and mountain rescue searched the shoreline, the surface and underwater in a joint operation.
  • Cumbria Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious, and a senior officer thanked local farmers who ferried crews and gear across rough ground.
  • Fylde Cricket Club named the teenager as 17-year-old Absi Ahmed of Poulton-le-Fylde, with local outlets reporting he studied at Blackpool Sixth Form.
  • The club said it will hold a minute’s applause before this weekend’s friendlies and noted he earned senior cap number 205 in 2024 under 3rd XI captain Adil, his brother.