'It can happen to anyone': Mum's heartbreaking plea after only son, 16, drowned in Salford Quays during heatwave
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEach time the sun comes out and she sees children out playing, Vicky Waugh is filled with panic. It's been two years since the 34-year-old lost her only child, Kalen, and the pain still remains.
The 16-year-old got into difficulty after entering the water at Salford Quays to cool off during a heatwave in 2022. His devastated mother had to wait overnight before his body was recovered and his death was confirmed.
She has been unable to go near water ever since, and was too distressed to take balloons to the spot where he died on his birthday. READ MORE: His selfish and reckless decision on the M62 was 'simply beyond belief' "Kalen was my only son, I was a single mum and so we were inseparable.
We did everything together," said Vicky, who was just 15 when she fell pregnant with Kalen, and was supported by her mum, Dawn, and nanna Sandra. "My recurring worry was how he'd cope if anything ever happened to me.
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