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Crummock Water: Search for man in lake enters second day

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Police say a man in his 30s from London got into difficulties in Crummock Water

The search for a person who got into difficulty in a lake in the Lake District has resumed for a second day.

Emergency services were called to Crummock Water on Friday afternoon and the operation was paused at 23:00 BST.

Police divers have now joined mountain rescue volunteers, a coastguard team, firefighters and the ambulance service.

Cumbria Police said the person they are searching for is a man, in his 30s, from London.

People are being asked to avoid the area as a number of roads have been closed and are likely to remain so for some time.

A force spokesman said: "The closures are at Lorton Junction, B5289/B5292 and the B5289/ Newlands Pass.

"We are asking for those affected by the disruption to be patient as searches are expected to be ongoing for the foreseeable."

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