The boy was spotted by Broads Beat managers on Saturday near Acle
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A Broads Beat manager has told of his shock at seeing a young boy swinging from the railings of a hire boat.
PC Paul Bassham, a beat manager based at Hoveton Station alongside his colleague Amy Barrell, said the incident occurred at Acle Marina on Saturday, April 24 at around 11am - with the family receiving strong words of warning as a result.
Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental UK deaths.
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