Search teams from North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, and Mountain Rescue teams descended on Richmond Falls, in North Yorkshire, in search for the child
A body has been found following an urgent search for a 12-year-old boy who fell into the water at a busy beauty spot.
Police have confirmed the body of a child has been discovered in the water following a massive search operation at the North Yorkshire beauty spot.
Teams from North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, and even Mountain Rescue officials aided in the significant search operation after the unnamed boy was reported missing on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the service confirmed in a statement that the vody was recovered on Saturday night, a matter of hours after the search was launched at roughly 5pm.
They said: “Following further searches of the river, sadly search teams recovered a child’s body from the water at 10.45pm today (Saturday, August 16). The body is yet to be identified but the boy’s family have been informed and are receiving support from specially-trained officers.
“Emergency services currently remain at the scene. We are not treating the death as suspicious and we are not in a position to share any further information at this time.”
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