Body recovered from Cheshunt lake after boy reported missingon August 9, 2022 at 3:10 pm

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A helicopter and specialist divers search the area after a 14-year-old fails to resurface.

North Met Lake, CheshuntImage source, GEOGRAPH/PETER WALKER

A body has been recovered from a lake after a teenager got into difficulty.

Hertfordshire Police received reports of a 14-year-old boy struggling in the water in North Met Lake in Cheshunt on Monday.

Police were contacted just before 17:00 BST and were joined by fire and ambulance crews.

A body was recovered at 23:00. Formal identification has not yet taken place but the boy’s next of kin have been informed.

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