Overview
- The 13-year-old fell into the low-level reservoir on May 28 while posing for photographs with her father during a half-term walk.
- West Yorkshire Police launched an immediate search with fire crews, ambulance teams and specialised divers that continued into Thursday before a body was recovered.
- Detective Inspector Laura Hall said the recovered body is believed to be the missing girl’s and that her death is not being treated as suspicious.
- The girl’s father was taken to hospital after suffering chest pains upon witnessing his daughter’s fall.
- Local residents and the family have questioned safety at Baitings Dam, highlighting low water levels, inadequate railings and the absence of life buoy rings.