A body has been found in the search for a missing 12-year-old boy who fell into the water at a popular beauty spot. ‌

Search teams from police, fire and mountain rescue teams descended on Richmond Falls in North Yorkshire in the search for a child on Saturday after he was reported missing. ‌

Police have now confirmed the body of a child has been discovered in the water, reports the Mirror . ‌

A force spokesperson confirmed that the body was recovered on Saturday night, a matter of hours after the search was launched at roughly 5pm.

They told Teeside Live : "Following further searches of the river, sadly search teams recovered a child’s body from the water at 10.45pm today (Saturday, August 16)."

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Police said the body is yet to be officially ident

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