TWO British boys have died while swimming at lake in Germany, it was reported.

The brothers, aged seven and nine, were pulled lifeless from the water after being reported missing by their parents.

Their bodies were found in the water and rescuers desperately tried to revive them at the scene, NTV reports.

The two boys were initially resuscitated by the side of the lake at Simmerath, near Aachen, and were then airlifted to hospital.

But sadly they were pronounced dead after the Thursday evening tragedy.

Prosecutors said the two boys were visiting Germany.

They are currently looking at whether there was any negligence that led to their deaths.

How the accident happened is still part of the investigation, said a spokeswoman.

The deaths come after that of a 16-year-old at the same location.

From January to July, 30 people have drowned in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the lake is located.

That's 14 more than in the first seven months of the previous year. 

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