Richard Horrocks - River Ouse, York, Great Britain.
N 53° 57.540 W 001° 05.096
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A memorial plaque in memory of Richard Anthony James Horrocks, overlooking the River Ouse, York, Great Britain.
Waymark Code: WMKA0T
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/07/2014
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After three deaths in York's rivers last year the press started a campaign to try and help stop the loss of life, the campaign logo reads, 'Think, Don't Swim'.
The plaque carries the campaign logo, Richard’s picture, The Dates, 1990 -2011, and reads:
“In memory of Richard Anthony James Horrocks. On July 24, 2011, Richard thought he could swim across the river. On August 1, 2011, his devastated parents and sister attended his funeral.”
A PLAQUE has been unveiled in memory of a worker who drowned in the River Ouse and whose death sparked The Press’s Think, Don’t Swim campaign.
Emotional friends and family of 21-year-old Richard Horrocks gathered as a metal memorial plaque was placed near Revolution riverside bar, close to where the tragedy occurred last July.
Richard jumped into the water from a balcony at the end of his last shift at the nearby bar and tried to swim across the river, but got into difficulties and drowned.
He was the third person to die in York’s rivers last year and his death triggered The Press’s campaign, which has aimed to raise awareness of the dangers of falling or jumping into the Ouse and the Foss.
The plaque, funded by Revolution, will serve as a memorial to his life, as well as a warning to others." Text Source: (
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