Body recovered from river after search for missing boy, 12

A body has been found in a river by search teams looking for a missing 12-year-old boy. North Yorkshire Police said the body was recovered from the River Swale in Richmond at 10.45pm on Saturday.

Police launched a search after reports that a 12-year-old boy had entered the river at around 5pm. A police statement said: “The body is yet to be identified but the boy’s family have been informed and are receiving support from specially-trained officers.”

The statement said the death was not being treated as suspicious.

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