Ross Edgley ends longest non-stop lake swim in heatwave

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1970-01-01 08:00

The attempt in Italy was cut short due to fears of dehydration amid the European heatwave.

Adventurer Ross Edgley has ended his second bid to complete the world's longest continuous lake swim as temperatures soar across Europe.

Mr Edgley, 37, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, abandoned the 106-mile (171km) swim in Lake Trasimeno, near Perugia, in Italy after 70km.

He said on Saturday...