A body has been recovered from the water at Rother Valley Country Park in South Yorkshire after a large-scale emergency search was launched on Bank Holiday Monday following reports that a teenage boy had entered a lake and not been seen getting out.
Emergency services were called to the country park at 6.50pm on 25 May after the alarm was raised. South Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and a search helicopter all attended the scene as a specialist search operation got underway. Multiple police cars, fire engines and ambulances were reported at the park as officers evacuated the surrounding area.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a body was recovered from the water. South Yorkshire Police confirmed the discovery in a statement, saying: “Whilst formal identification is yet to take place, the boy’s family has been informed and is being supported by officers.”
The tragedy unfolded on one of the hottest Bank Holiday Mondays in recent memory, with large crowds reported to have flocked to the country park throughout the day to enjoy the warm weather. Rother Valley Country Park, situated near Maltby in South Yorkshire, is a popular destination during periods of hot weather and regularly draws significant numbers of visitors to its lakeside areas during the summer months.
The death is not being treated as suspicious. A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course.
