Student drowns in River Wye while on Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip to Wales

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A student has drowned while on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) trip in Wales, police have said. Emergency services were called to the River Wye in Glasbury, Powys on Tuesday evening after it was reported an 18-year-old male had entered the water and could not be found. Dyfed-Powys police said his body was located following a search involving a mountain rescue team and the fire service. A DofE spokeswoman has since confirmed the college student was on a trip as part of his DofE expedition when he died. She said: “We are deeply saddened to confirm that a young person has drowned while on a DofE expedition in Powys,…