Father and child die after boat capsizes The accident happened on the River Avon in the village of Barford, near Warwick. Locals said the river had been busy with families enjoying the mild temperatures. However, they suggested that recent rain might have swelled the river. The family is thought to have fallen into the water after their small fibreglass boat went down the weir. The emergency services were called to the scene at 5.30pm. Two of the children, thought to be a boy and a girl, were recovered shortly afterwards. One had suffered a cardiac arrest and received CPR treatment. Rescue crews began a major search, with boats searching the river and crews scouring the banks. The road through the village was closed as emergency services concentrated the search around a river bridge. A fire engine shone a bright light on to the river below to help the searchers. She said: "If it's who I think it is it's an absolute tragedy. They only moved here recently and they seemed lovely. There is a weir, quite a nasty weir. The current is very fast. I think they got to the weir, and the boat went straight over it, and there's nothing they could have done.