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Body found in search for teenager missing in lake

Tom Jackson/BBC Boats on a trailer at the lake, with police officers on the sceneTom Jackson/BBC
Specialist teams searched the lake on the edge of Cambridge

A body has been found in the hunt for a 16-year-old boy who went missing at a lake.

Emergency services had been searching Burnside Lakes in the Cherry Hinton area of Cambridge since 17:30 BST on Monday after reports the boy had got into difficulty in the water.

Cambridgeshire Police said the body recovered at about 13:00 BST on Tuesday was believed to be that of the boy, who was from Essex and was swimming with friends when he got into trouble.

His family have been informed.

Tom Jackson/BBC Burnside LakesTom Jackson/BBC
The boy went missing in the lake on Monday
Tom Jackson/BBC A lorry from the police underwater search team at the lake near CambridgeTom Jackson/BBC
A specialist underwater team arrived from Nottinghamshire to join the search on Tuesday

A police spokeswoman said: "Our officers searching for a teenage boy who got into difficulty at a lake near Cambridge have found a body.

"While formal identification is yet to take place, it is believed to be that of the missing boy and his family have been notified."

Tom Jackson/BBC Police cars near lakeTom Jackson/BBC
The police presence at the scene on Tuesday
Tom Jackson/BBC A warning notice next to the lakeTom Jackson/BBC
There are warning notices about deep water at the site

Monday was the hottest day of the year in the UK so far.

In Cambridge, which was declared as the hottest location by the Met Office, the temperature reached 34.8C (95F).

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