We relive Ben's death with every teen heatwave drowning

The family of a teenager who drowned in a Scottish river earlier this year say they relive his death every time another young person loses their life in open water.

Ben Glen, who was afraid of water and could not swim, died in the River Nith in Dumfries at the end of April - eight days after his 18th birthday.

Since then at least 17 people - 11 of them teenagers - have died in water incidents across the UK during a recent warm spell.

Ian Glen, Ben's father, told BBC Scotland News that every time they hear about another death "we feel what that family are going through".

Now Ian and his wife, Cheryl, want to raise awareness of the dangers of open water and urge young people to think twice before taking unnecessary risks.

Ben's death came less than a month after the couple's wedding and just over a week after they returned from their honeymoon.

By Ian's own admission, in the space of five weeks the family have gone from incredible highs to crushing lows.

Their wedding was an opportunity to bring all their family together - including his five children - to celebrate their love.

"We were on cloud nine... it was just the happiest day ever going," said the renal dialysis nurse, who lives in Dumfries.

Two weeks later, after returning from a Mediterranean cruise, they celebrated Ben's 18th birthday with his favourite meal - macaroni cheese and a cup of tea.

On the same day, the teenager started a new job as a cleaner, working alongside his sister, Abigail, 22, which he loved.

Ben was also excited about becoming a father. His partner is expecting a baby in September.

"It was something he was really looking forward to - he couldn't shut up talking about it," Ian, 42, said.

Everything changed on 30 April when Ian got a call telling him that Ben was in the water. He raced to the river.

He walked through Dock Park, where children were playing in the sunshine and people were walking their dogs.

"Then you get to where it's happened and everything just stops," he said.

"It's just surreal. Time freezes and you don't believe it's true."

The emergency services were at the scene of the rescue near Kingholm Road, including Nith Inshore Rescue team.

Ian added: "You would think it's really noisy, but I just heard silence."

Police told him they had recovered Ben's body and were working to save him.

"I have to try and stay strong for [my children] because I kind of tell them like it's fine they're working on him. He's gonna be fine.

Police told the family that Ben entered the water to retrieve a dog's ball. He had been walking along the river's edge with his