Overview
- Specialist police dive teams recovered the body of a 13-year-old boy after he was reported to have entered Meynell Lake in Syston on Thursday, June 25, and his family have been informed and are being supported.
- A separate multi-agency search at Testwood Lakes for a 15-year-old who was last seen swimming on Wednesday, June 24, ended when officers located a body and carried out formal identification with the family supported by specially trained officers.
- Both forces have said there are no indications of suspicious circumstances and that files will be prepared for HM Coroner to establish the full circumstances of each death.
- Emergency responses involved police marine units, specialist dive teams, fire and ambulance crews, volunteers and the National Police Air Service, with sites closed to the public while searches were carried out.
- Local communities have organised tributes and fundraisers for the families and safety partnerships have issued warnings about the risks of unsupervised open-water swimming during the heatwave, citing hazards such as cold shock, hidden depth and currents.