Two Teens Found Dead At Norfolk Water Reserve

An eyewitness at a Norfolk nature reserve where two teenagers died after getting into difficulty in open water said she saw a woman come over a bridge at the site “screaming”.

A Norfolk Police spokeswoman said officers were called at around 4.50pm following concerns for the safety of two teenagers.’ This evening, at 9pm, they confirmed that the two bodies had been found.

The boy and girl, aged 15 and 16 and believed to be related, died on Wednesday after getting into difficulty in St Andrew’s Broad on the Thorpe Marshes reserve on the outskirts of Norwich.

Police urged caution following the incident, as they continued to investigate the circumstances.

Brendan Joyce, chief executive of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, which manages the reserve, said there had been a spate of vandalism at the former gravel pit site, with warning signs installed on Monday nearly instantly ripped down.

“A number of witnesses were spoken to at the scene and we will now continue to work together with partners to piece together what happened and post mortems will take place in due course”, Ms Knights added.

The teenagers who are close friends have been named as 14-year-old Bonheur Musungay and 17-year-old Stella Kambi.

A family of about five people, including two young children, thought to live locally, were seen walking up Whitlingham Lane in a state of shock with towels wrapped around them shortly after emergency services arrived.

“We are very much keeping an open mind about what happened and are interviewing people at the scene, including family members”. “There was a coordinated effort to locate them, but unfortunately the two teenagers were found dead”. It says there is no swimming allowed because of deep water.

‘My heartfelt condolences, and those from every fire fighter at the scene, go out to the family at this terribly sad time’.

Chief fire officer Nigel Williams from Norfolk Fire and Rescue said: ‘We responded quickly to the call, with up to 40 officers on the scene, including our dive team and urban search and rescue team.