My son drowned in a reservoir during heatwave I have one thing to tell parents'

The Independent describes its mission to send journalists on the ground to report on developing issues across reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech. It cites investigations into the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC and documentary work on American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet emphasizes separating facts from messaging and states that donations enable continued reporting by speaking to both sides. It claims trust across the political spectrum and says it does not use paywalls, arguing that quality journalism should be available to everyone. A personal account follows about a heatwave and a missing teenager during a swimming incident at Pontsticill Reservoir, where search teams and a helicopter were involved. The search lasted three days and ended with the discovery of the boy’s body, with lasting grief and a warning about cold water shock.

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"Playing at a park with her nine-year-old daughter in a heatwave 20 years ago, the charity worker got a call to rush to Pontsticill Reservoir, where her son, Reuben Morgan, and his friends had gotten into trouble while swimming in the sunshine. On arrival, she found a major emergency operation was underway with specialist search teams in the water at the beauty spot in the Brecon Beacons, while a helicopter hovered in the sky overhead."

"For three days, they searched; it was torture, and then they found his body. Words can't describe. We were heartbroken, and still to this day the pain doesn't go away. Reuben, aged 15, was a fit teenager who was a good swimmer, played rugby and regularly went to the gym. Such is the danger of cold water shock."

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