Drunk swimming a growing danger in the Lake District

After 40 UK drownings in July, national park says TikTok and Instagram are leading visitors to isolated party spots

Drunk swimming is becoming an increasing challenge" in the Lake District this summer, a national park spokesman has said, as visitors try to replicate boozy foreign holidays at home.

An estimated 40 people have drowned in the UK since the heatwave began on 14 July, triple the normal rate of water deaths, according to the National Water Safety Forum.