THIS is the first picture of an 11-year-old boy found dead in a canal after ‘tombstoning’ from a bridge with pals.
The youngster has been named on social media as Subhaan Ali, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
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The boy who was found dead in a canal in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has been named on social media as Subaan AliCredit: Array
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Tributes have been paid on social media to the boy whose body was found following a four-hour searchCredit: Array
He is thought to have died after leaping 18ft off a bridge into the water beside Parkgate shopping centre in Rotherham, South Yorks.
Watch manager Gary Willoughby, from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said: “This 11-year-old boy was actually taking part in a pastime that boys of his age call tombstoning.
“Unfortunately it’s aptly named. It’s jumping from unknown heights into unknown depths of water.
“They tend to jump straight into the water.
“They don’t assess the water temperature, they don’t see if there are any dangers hidden under the water – shopping trolleys, cars, anything like that, any reeds they might get tangled in.
“They don’t even assess how deep the water is before they jump.”
Mr Willoughby said: “It’s a very dangerous pastime.
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Subaan was a keen football fanCredit: HotSpot Media
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Emergency services pulled the boy’s body from the water following a four-hour search last nightCredit: HotSpot Media
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Cops were called at around 7pm following reports a child had disappeared after falling into the canal.
Water rescue specialists searched the waterway near to Retail World in the Parkgate area of the town before a body was recovered at 11pm
“Unfortunately this boy lost his life. I have heard of other people that end up in wheelchairs for the rest of their life.”
He said: “I’d like to send my condolences to his family at this time.
“It’s being going on for years and years. Even when I was a boy, people were doing this.”
Mr Willoughby said: “My motto is ‘no life guard means no swimming’. Stay away from canals and rivers.”
Emergency services pulled the boy’s body from the water following a four-hour search last night.
Ikraa Ox, who is believed to be Subaan’s sister, said “R.I.P gone but never forgotten just remember I will always love you and miss you.”
Jordan David Reynolds posted a photo of Subaan along with “I just can’t seem to get my head round that your gone gonna miss you loads little man.”
Neighbours of the boy have paid tribute to him.
Andy Loates, 51, said: “”His mum is my best friend. He was one of my daughter’s best friends and he was like any other kid.”He liked playing football, when he grew up he wanted to be a millionaire and play for Real Madrid and he used to come belly bouncing off me that was the last thing he did when I saw him the night before last.”
Cops were called at around 7pm following reports a child had disappeared after falling into the water.
Water rescue specialists searched the waterway near to Retail World in the Parkgate area of the town before a body was recovered at 11pm.
Tombstoning is a highly dangerous craze which involves diving into water from height.
Watch manager Willoughby said he was campaigning for locked thrown line boards to be placed along dangerous watercourses with combination locks that can be unlocked by ringing 999.
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Police at the scene in Rotherham, South YorkshireCredit: BBC
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The rescue operation is understood to have taken place in a stretch of the South Yorkshire Navigation close to a path which crosses the canal over a metal bridge.
The path links the retail park with the Eastwood area of Rotherham but there are no houses or other buildings in the immediate vicinity.
The bridge taking the path over the canal is one of three next to each other also taking the track across the River Don and the main Doncaster to Sheffield railway line, which all run parallel to each other.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said the boy’s family had been informed and were being supported by officers.
He added: “The circumstances are under investigation.”
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