Rescue teams who are looking for a missing 15-year-old boy who got into trouble in trouble, found a body.
Emergency manning were called Beckenham Place Park in Beckenham, Southeast London. To search for the teenager who had entered a swimming lake shortly after 3 p.m.
A search operation was launched, but unfortunately the police say that a boy's body was discovered in the water later that day at 10.42 pm.
Paramedics took the young person to the hospital, but he was declared dead.
A spokesperson for said: 'With the police, a search for a 15-year-old boy in Beckenham Place Park suspended, after the discovery of a body.
'For 3:00 pm, officers were called to the park on Friday 4 April after reports from a boy who was missing after he got into the water in the water.
'Specialist diving teams were present next to the London ambulance service and London Fire Brigade.
'A boy was found on Friday, April 4 at about 22: 42 hours from the lake. He was taken to the hospital where he was unfortunately pronounced dead. His death is treated as unexpectedly, but is not supposed to be suspicious.
“His family is aware and continues to get support.”
Police officers are at the entrance of Beckenham Place Park in Southeast London after a 16-year-old boy entered the water in the water
The scene in Beckenham Park Place on Friday after a 16-year-old boy was missing while swimming in a lake
The popular South London Park was closed on Friday when the emergency services responded to the incident.
Lewisham Council posted on X at 5.20 pm: 'We are aware of a serious incident in Beckenham Place Park.
'The council staff supports the police on the spot. The park is currently closed. '
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said on Friday: 'We were called this afternoon at 3.02 pm for reports of a person in the water.
“We have sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance team, an incident response officer and members of our response team for dangerous areas.”
