Cliff Notes
- A body was recovered from the River Swale in Richmond during the search for a missing 12-year-old boy, reported late Saturday.
- The boy had been unaccounted for since entering the river, prompting a search involving specialist teams and fire rescue.
- While the body has not yet been officially identified, authorities confirmed the family has been notified and is receiving support; the incident is not deemed suspicious.
Body pulled from river in search for missing boy, 12 | UK News
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A body has been pulled from a river in the search for a missing 12-year-old boy.
The body was found in the River Swale in Richmond late Saturday, North Yorkshire Police said.
Police launched a search for the boy after receiving reports at 5pm on Saturday that a boy had entered the river and not been seen since.
Specialist search teams as well as fire and rescue officers were deployed to help with the search, with crews “recovering a child’s body from the water” at 10.45pm.
“The body is yet to be identified, but the boy’s family have been informed and are receiving support from specially-trained officers,” police said in a statement.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
