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Divers recover body from quarry | Divers recover body from quarry |
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The body thought to be that of a teenager who went missing while swimming in a Derbyshire quarry has been recovered by police divers. | The body thought to be that of a teenager who went missing while swimming in a Derbyshire quarry has been recovered by police divers. |
Police said the body was found on Sunday night at the disused Far Hill Quarry, near Ashover. | Police said the body was found on Sunday night at the disused Far Hill Quarry, near Ashover. |
Emergency services were alerted shortly after 1500 BST by people who saw the 15-year-old calling out for help. | Emergency services were alerted shortly after 1500 BST by people who saw the 15-year-old calling out for help. |
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue crews handed the search to the police underwater team on advice from a medical expert. | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue crews handed the search to the police underwater team on advice from a medical expert. |
A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "Search teams made up of police and fire crews were at the scene for a number of hours. | A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "Search teams made up of police and fire crews were at the scene for a number of hours. |
"A specialist police diving unit from Nottinghamshire, which had been called in to assist, recovered the boy's body from the water at 2050 BST." | "A specialist police diving unit from Nottinghamshire, which had been called in to assist, recovered the boy's body from the water at 2050 BST." |
Fire crews from Matlock, Clay Cross and Chesterfield attended the incident at the quarry, which is known locally as the Blue Lagoon, along with a police boat. | |
An investigation is under way to establish what happened, the police spokesman added. | An investigation is under way to establish what happened, the police spokesman added. |