Police warn swimmers to stay away from Derbyshire quarry lake’s toxic clear blue waters 

‘It’s a bath of BLEACH’: Police warn swimmers to stay away from Derbyshire quarry lake’s tempting – but toxic – clear blue waters Picturesque lagoon’s waters known as Harpur Hill Quarry called ‘bath of bleach’ Limestone quarry’s blue hue has previously been dyed black to deter swimmers Derbyshire Police have warned of its hidden dangers and … Read more

Detectives searching for missing teenager appeal for revellers who attended rave in disused quarry

Detectives searching for a missing teenager have appealed for revellers who attended a rave in a disused quarry to come forward 11 days after he vanished. Frantisek Morris, who is known as Frankie, was last seen walking in Pentir, near Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales, at around 1.20pm on Sunday May 2. The 18-year-old had … Read more

Police raid firepit party at student house and stop an illegal rave in quarry

Police shut down a firepit party being held by students in Nottinghamshire this weekend as officers across the country continued to crack down on people breaching coronavirus restrictions. The firepit party was just one incident to be shut down over the weekend, which also saw a children’s football match being thwarted in Lincolnshire and six … Read more

Villagers slam Star Wars bosses as set for Obi-Wan Kenobi series arrives at disused quarry

WRATH Vader! Furious villagers slam Star Wars bosses as massive film set for Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off TV series starring Ewan McGregor arrives at disused quarry… and could stay there for THREE YEARS Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi is being filmed at a former quarry in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire from March Villagers are furious over the … Read more

World’s earliest python is identified from fossil remains unearthed in a German quarry 

Scientists have identified the world’s earliest python from 47 million-year-old fossils recovered from a quarry in southwest Germany.  Remains of the new python species, called Messelopython freyi, were discovered in Messel Pit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the German city of Darmstadt. Researchers report in a new paper that the ‘completely preserved’ species had a length … Read more

Tia and Tamera Mowry’s brother Tavior marries fiancee Zandy Fitzgerald at romantic Graystone Quarry

Tia and Tamera Mowry’s brother Tavior marries fiancee Zandy Fitzgerald at romantic Graystone Quarry near Nashville, Tennessee By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 16:08 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 16:18 BST, 24 September 2020 Tia and Tamera Mowry’s little brother Tavior is a married man. The 27-year-old singer/songwriter tied the knot with The New … Read more

Teenager, 17, is feared drowned after swimming in quarry lagoon during heatwave

Pictured: Teenager, 17, who is feared drowned after swimming in a quarry lagoon as he tried to cool off during heatwave College student Haider Ali, 17, and his friends were cooling off in the 34C heat He got into difficulty at Shavers End Quarry, Worcestershire, yesterday His grief-stricken family said today that he was the … Read more

Body of a swimmer has been pulled from a water-filled quarry after he ‘got into difficulty’

Man in his 20s drowns after getting into difficulty while swimming in a water-filled quarry amid soaring temperatures A man’s body was pulled from the water at Bawsey Pits near King’s Lynn, Norfolk Emergency services were called to the scene at around 11.30am on Saturday Two rigid inflatable boats and a drone were used to … Read more

Woman and man arrested on suspicion of murder and seal off quarry after human remains are found 

Police arrest woman in her 20s and man in his 30s on suspicion of murder and seal off quarry after human remains are found Human remains have been found close to Stowfield Quarry, Gloucestershire Woman in her 20s and man in his 30s have been arrested on suspicion of murder Cordon remains in place across A4136 … Read more

Police officers turn belts into makeshift hoist to rescue a man hanging on to side of a quarry

Quick-thinking police officers turn their belts into a makeshift hoist to rescue a man hanging onto the side of a quarry above a 50ft drop A man became stranded in a disused cement quarry in Northfleet, Kent A team of police officers tied their belts together to hoist him up the cliff They then found … Read more