The body of a child has been found in water after searches for a boy in the river at Richmond Falls. A search was launched at the beauty spot after a 12-year-old boy entered the water and then disappeared.

The alarm was raised sparking a large scale emergency services response, with teams from North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, and Mountain Rescue teams involved from 5pm on Saturday. Police have now confirmed that almost six hours later the body of a child was found.

A police spokesperson said: "Following further searches of the river, sadly search teams recovered a child’s body from the water at 10.45pm today (Saturday, August 16). The body is yet to be identified but the boy’s family have been informed and are receiving support from specially-trained officers

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