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Floral tributes at lake where body of teen found

Tom Jackson/BBC One of the floral tributes that has been left in the area of Burnside LakesTom Jackson/BBC
Floral tributes have been left on a nearby fence in the area where the incident happened

Floral tributes have been left at a lake where a body was found in the search for a missing 16-year-old boy.

The emergency services began searching Burnside Lakes, in the Cherry Hinton area of Cambridge, on Monday evening after reports a boy had got into difficulty in the water.

Police said a body was recovered at about 13:00 BST on Tuesday believed to be that of the missing boy who was from Essex.

His family has been informed and floral tributes have been pictured at the lakes following the incident.

Tom Jackson/BBC One of the floral tributes at the lakes that had a message attachedTom Jackson/BBC
Local residents left flowers and a message for the teenage boy
Tom Jackson/BBC Boats on a trailer at the lake, with police officers on the sceneTom Jackson/BBC
Specialist teams were called to the scene to assist in the search for the teenager

One message written on one of the tributes from local residents in the area read: "RIP. A young soul gone forever.

"Our thoughts and prayers."

Tom Jackson/BBC The floral tribute from local residents placed upon the fence in the areaTom Jackson/BBC
Formal identification of the body is due to take place but the boy's family has been informed

The boy was believed to have been swimming in the lakes with friends before getting into difficulty.

A search for him began at 17:30 on Monday with specialist underwater teams from Nottinghamshire brought in.

A police spokesperson previously said formal identification of the body was yet to take place.

Tom Jackson/BBC A Nottinghamshire Police lorry from the police underwater search team at the lake near CambridgeTom Jackson/BBC
There was a heavy police presence in the area while investigations were ongoing

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