Teenager Dies After Drowning at Perth Lake

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Teenager Dies After Drowning at Perth Lake
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A teenage boy tragically died after being pulled from the water at Lake Leschenaultia in Chidlow, Perth. Emergency services responded to reports of a swimmer in distress, but efforts to rescue the boy proved unsuccessful. His death is being investigated as non-suspicious.

A teenage boy has died after being pulled from the water by emergency services at a public lake in Perth 's east.

Several police, ambulance and fire and rescue vehicles rushed to Lake Leschenaultia in Chidlow on Tuesday afternoon. They were responding to reports of a swimmer in distress at the lake, about 50 kilometres east of Perth.His death is being treated as non-suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.Emerald McKelvie was at the lake when the emergency unfolded."He was screaming out for help … we dropped everything and ran, everyone was just running and tried to find this boy," she said.

"We dove so far, it was so dark, we got the boats out, we moved the pontoon … a local person came with their scuba gear." Ms McKelvie said witnesses took turns to catch their breath while diving down to find the boy, which she said took up to 50 minutes.Photo shows A screenshot of a video showing a man with mud on his face.Photo shows An older man wearing a red tie, white shirt and a black suit jacket with a serious expressionPhoto shows An aerial image at night showing a streak of fire and the lights of an urban cityscape,Photo shows A screenshot of a video showing a man with mud on his face.

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