Body found in search for missing teenage kayaker

Search teams looking for an 18-year-old kayaker who went missing on the water have found a body, police said.

Norfolk Police said a teenager's body was found in the water following searches of the Middle Level Main Drain in Wiggenhall St Germans, near King's Lynn.

A man was reported missing at 15:39 BST on Sunday after his inflatable kayak was seen capsizing by a member of the public, who called police.

The force said formal identification is yet to take place, but the missing teenager's family had been informed and were receiving support.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained but not suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner, police said.

Emergency services, including a dive team with sonar capabilities, specialist dogs, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and Lowland Search and Rescue were involved in the search.

The inflatable kayak the 18-year-old was seen using was recovered on the day he went missing.

A cordon put in place while the operation was under way has now been lifted.

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