Community shares moving tributes to ‘popular and much-loved’ boy, 13, after drowning at UK beauty spot
A 13-year-old boy named Reco Puttock has tragically drowned at Leadbeater Dam in Halifax. He was pulled from the water and later pronounced dead at the hospital. Local rugby clubs and his school have expressed their condolences, highlighting the deep impact of his loss on the community.
- ▪Reco Puttock, a 13-year-old boy, drowned in a reservoir in Halifax on Bank Holiday Monday.
- ▪He was taken to the hospital after being pulled from the water but was pronounced dead.
- ▪Local rugby clubs and Lightcliffe Academy have paid tribute to him, expressing their sorrow and condolences.
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