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| Police searching for Louis Simpson, 14, find body in fire barn | Police searching for Louis Simpson, 14, find body in fire barn |
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| Police searching for a 14-year-old boy missing since a fire at a barn have found a body in the building. | Police searching for a 14-year-old boy missing since a fire at a barn have found a body in the building. |
| A Lancashire Police spokesman said no formal identification has been made but the body is believed to be Louis Simpson who was missing since Sunday. | A Lancashire Police spokesman said no formal identification has been made but the body is believed to be Louis Simpson who was missing since Sunday. |
| Louis had not been seen since a blaze broke in the barn storing straw at Fairhurst Hall, Parbold. | Louis had not been seen since a blaze broke in the barn storing straw at Fairhurst Hall, Parbold. |
| Former Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher paid tribute to him, saying he was "a great kid". | |
| The body was found in the barn on Monday evening and a post-mortem examination is due to take place later. | The body was found in the barn on Monday evening and a post-mortem examination is due to take place later. |
| 'Popular boy' | 'Popular boy' |
| The police spokesman said: "After an extensive search of the area, a body was recovered from the barn (on Monday). While yet to be formally identified, the body is sadly believed to be Louis. | |
| "Louis' family have been informed this morning and they are being supported by specially trained officers. Our thoughts are with them at this time." | "Louis' family have been informed this morning and they are being supported by specially trained officers. Our thoughts are with them at this time." |
| Jamie Carragher wrote on Instagram: "Absolutely devastated as a family about the news today about Louis, remember a cracking footballer for the school, holidaying with the family in Ibiza & staying over for his & James's birthday. Most of all a great kid. | |
| "R.I.P son you'll never be forgotten x." | |
| The fire's cause is still being investigated but there are no suspicious circumstances, he added. | The fire's cause is still being investigated but there are no suspicious circumstances, he added. |
| Det Supt Neil Ashton said on Monday it appeared a group of friends were "playing in a rural setting" and were at the barn when the fire started. | Det Supt Neil Ashton said on Monday it appeared a group of friends were "playing in a rural setting" and were at the barn when the fire started. |
| The barn had been storing about 250 tonnes of straw. | The barn had been storing about 250 tonnes of straw. |
| A statement from Louis' school, Merchant Taylors' in Liverpool, where he was a Year 9 pupil, said: "Louis was a popular boy and known to many of our pupils. | A statement from Louis' school, Merchant Taylors' in Liverpool, where he was a Year 9 pupil, said: "Louis was a popular boy and known to many of our pupils. |
| "Our school community is in deep shock and we will be providing the appropriate support, advice and counselling for pupils, staff and parents over the coming days and weeks." | "Our school community is in deep shock and we will be providing the appropriate support, advice and counselling for pupils, staff and parents over the coming days and weeks." |
| A book of remembrance has been made available, the school added. | A book of remembrance has been made available, the school added. |