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Boy dies in freezing river after being 'egged on' by friends and losing rock paper scissors game
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A teenager died after jumping into a freezing reservoir following a game of rock paper scissors.
Sam Haycock, 16, was at Ulley Reservoir in South Yorkshire with his mates celebrating the end of term on the afternoon of May 28 2021.
After losing at rock paper scissors, he leaped into the body of water and drowned after 'cannonballing' from a nearby bridge, YorkshireLive reports.
The water was dark, murky and had a strong current and Sam was unable to swim.
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An inquest at Doncaster Coroner's Court heard that the teen, a popular boy, had only recently been diagnosed with autism and other complex medical problems.
Senior coroner Nichola Mundy heard evidence that Sam and his pals had been 'egging' each other on as to who was to make the first jump into the freezing water.
In the end the group of boys, none of whom were strong swimmers, agreed for two of them to play rock paper scissors to decide who would go first with Sam losing.
He jumped in but immediately his friends could see he was panicking and one of them, identified only as C, bravely leapt in and tried to save him.
One of several adults who were there at the time, Craig Pennington, said: "I could hear what sounded like young lads laughing and joking around.
"I could see four teenage boys, it sounded like they were getting more excitable. It appeared like they were egging each other to jump into the water.
"One of the teenagers then started shouting: 'Help me, help me'. I went to see what was happening, not realising the urgency until I got next to the side of the bridge. It all happened so quickly."
The court heard that one of his friends, only identified
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