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A major underwater search is ongoing for a teenage girl feared to have fallen into a major dam in West Yorkshire. Emergency services, including police and ambulance teams, were called to the

Baitings Reservoir near Ripponden shortly after 1.17pm on Wednesday but could not immediately locate the teen. Underwater search teams were then brought in to continue combing the area, to

no avail. West Yorkshire Police have urged anyone who has information on the incident to get in touch. _FOR THE LATEST UPDATES, FOLLOW OUR LIVE BLOG BELOW..._ 08:35Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

HAZARDOUS AREA RESPONSE TEAM SENT TO RESERVOIR Yesterday evening, Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it had sent resources at the reservoir, including a Hazardous Area Response Team.

07:49Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas WHERE IS BAITINGS DAM? The Baitings Reservoir is located just a few miles from Ripponden in West Yorkshire. It was one of two built in the 1950s to supply the

town of Wakefield with water. 06:21Paige Ingram SEARCH ENTERS ITS SECOND DAY West Yorkshire Police have been investigating for 17 hours now but have not yet found the girl who is feared

missing. Officers were first made aware of the incident at 1.17pm on Wednesday, May 29. The search now enters its second day. 04:12Paige Ingram EVERYTHING WE KNOW SO FAR... * Emergency

services rushed to the Baitings Reservoir shortly after 1.17pm yesterday. * Underwater search teams were also brough in to aid with the search. * A teenage girl, no further details, is

feared missing. * West Yorkshire Police released a statement at around 6pm last night and have not provided an update since. * Anyone who has any information which could assist ongoing

searches is asked to contact Calderdale District Police referencing police log 797 of May 28. 21:40Chiara Fiorillo PEOPLE SEND THEIR BEST WISHES Worried about the health of the teenage girl,

people have been sharing encouraging comments on Facebook. One person wrote: "Just horrible sad news. Fingers crossed she is found safe and well." Another added: "Hope she is

ok, praying for her." 20:44Chiara Fiorillo VIDEO SHOWS EMERGENCY RESPONSE A video posted on X by Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire shows the extent of the emergency services'

reaction - with ambulances, police and underwater search teams at the scene. > Searches are underway at Baitings Reservoir in West Yorkshire, for a > girl believed to have fallen in 

the water >  > Police, ambulance and fire crews are here >  > The girl reportedly fell in around 1:20pm pic.twitter.com/kIROoi613j > — Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire News 

(@GHR_WestYorks) May 28, > 2025 20:34Chiara Fiorillo RESERVOIR AT THE CENTRE OF MURDER MYSTERY Back in 1989, the body of a man who went missing in 1988 was discovered at the bottom of the

reservoir during a period of dry weather, when the water was 40ft shallower than normal. Laurence Winstanley's mutilated and partly burned body was found wrapped in a curtain and

weighed down with a pick-axe head in Baitings Dam. Police said he had been shot once to the head in what was believed to be a gangland "execution" - but nearly four decades later,

the killer has never been found. In 2018, on the 30th anniversary of Laurence's disappearance. detectives renewed their appeal for information. The case featured on Crimewatch in 1989

and more than 80 officers swooped on homes in Rochdale and Littleborough in January 1990. 20:22Chiara Fiorillo HOW TO CONTACT POLICE IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION Anyone who has any information

which could assist ongoing searches is asked to contact Calderdale District Police online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat or by calling 101 referencing police log 797 of today.

20:22KEY EVENT POLICE ISSUE STATEMENT A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said in a statement: "Shortly after 1.17pm this afternoon (28/5) police were called to a report a girl had

fallen into water at Baitings Dam near Ripponden. "Initially police, fire and ambulance were deployed to the scene, but the teenage girl could not be located. "Searches are

continuing this evening by underwater search teams, to try and locate her." 20:20Chiara Fiorillo TEEN COULDN'T BE LOCATED IN THE AFTERNOON West Yorkshire Police said in a statement

that the girl couldn't be located in the afternoon. Underwater search teams were then brough in and are currently working at the scene. 20:16KEY EVENT GIRL FALLS INTO DAM Emergency

services rushed to the Baitings Reservoir near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, shortly after 1.17pm, following a report that a teenage girl fell into the water. Police, ambulance and fire crews

attended the incident this afternoon, with search efforts continuing into the evening.