Children warned about dangers of open water swimming

A campaign to teach school children about the dangers swimming outside.

It's been launched ahead of the school Summer holidays and just days after the death of a teenager in Dumfries who drowned while swimming in the River Nith.

Lori Carnochan went to meet one mother who knows the dangers of open water swimming only too well.

Beckie Ramsey from Chorley lost her son after he drowned in a quarry lake in July 2011.

Becky's son Dylan was swimming with his friends in the water when his body started to go into shock due to the cold temperature. He was under the water for around three minutes.

He was given CPR but died, aged 13.

Becky hopes that sharing her story will help others learn about the dangers of outdoor swimming, and perhaps help prevent another unnecessary death.

Around 250 pupils from Ullswater Community College have been learning about the dangers of swimming in open water.

Beckie Ramsay from Chorley lost her son after he drowned in a quarry lake in July 2011. She's been travelling around schools across the UK to teach children about water safety.

It's part of an annual campaign by United Utilities during Drowning Prevention Week.

Beckie's son Dylan was swimming with his friends in the water when his body started to go into shock due to the cold temperature. He was under the water for around three minutes.

He was given CPR but died, aged 13.

Beckie hopes that sharing her story will help others learn about the dangers of outdoor swimming, and perhaps help prevent another unnecessary death.