'Don't do it': Shrewsbury river tragedy mum's safety warning as temperatures soar

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'Don't do it': Shrewsbury river tragedy mum's safety warning as temperatures soar
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She's pleading with people not to dip in the river to cool off after her son died earlier this year.

Toby Jones died after being pulled from the river by firefighters at Victoria Quay

However, ahead of her son Toby Jones' inquest today, Shane Game urged people to think twice. Toby, aged 31,"People don't realise how cold it is," said Shane."Toby was a strong lad and a strong swimmer. He was all muscle, there wasn't an ounce of fat on him. But it was the cold that got him.Asked what she would say to people thinking about going in the water, she said:"Don't do it.

River safety campaigner Victoria Ireland, who runs the Make Our River Safer group, said:"Even though it's hot, some parts of the river are still really cold and if you go in, you can go into shock. I don't think people realise that.

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