Body found following search of Syston lake

Specialist police dive teams searching for a teenage boy following reports he entered a lake in Syston yesterday afternoon (Thursday 25 June) have recovered a person from the water.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "We can confirm it is the teenager known to have entered the lake and his family are being supported specialist officers."

Police were called just after 1.30pm to Meynell Lake, in Fosse Way. Officers attended along with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Initial searches were carried out and police divers were called in.

There is no suggestion of any suspicious circumstances and a police say a file will be prepared for HM Coroner.