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| Body of boy, nine, found in lake | Body of boy, nine, found in lake |
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| Police searching for a nine-year-old boy who went missing after fishing on a lake have found a body. | |
| The boy was fishing with two others near Queen Elizabeth Road in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, at 1800 BST on Tuesday. | The boy was fishing with two others near Queen Elizabeth Road in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, at 1800 BST on Tuesday. |
| The child was last seen in difficulty in the water when the others went off to find help. | The child was last seen in difficulty in the water when the others went off to find help. |
| A police helicopter and specialist underwater search teams were used. A body was found on the bed of the lake at 0150 BST on Wednesday. | |
| Third tragedy | Third tragedy |
| Police divers, two ambulance crews, a helicopter and the fire service spent the night searching for the youngster and appeals for help were made through local taxi companies and the community. | |
| A police cordon was put up around the area while the search was carried out. Two youngsters apparently entered the water, the ambulance service said. | |
| Paul Baker, from the service, said: "Ambulance crews were at the scene throughout the night, assisting with the search of the lake for the missing youngster. | Paul Baker, from the service, said: "Ambulance crews were at the scene throughout the night, assisting with the search of the lake for the missing youngster. |
| "Crews have stayed at the scene long after their duty finished to support the rescue teams. | "Crews have stayed at the scene long after their duty finished to support the rescue teams. |
| "An Emergency Care Practitioner also checked the condition of the other youngster involved, but he did not need hospital attention." | "An Emergency Care Practitioner also checked the condition of the other youngster involved, but he did not need hospital attention." |
| The tragedy is the third of its kind in the West Midlands this week, following two drowning incidents in Pelsall and Erdington, Birmingham, on Sunday evening. | The tragedy is the third of its kind in the West Midlands this week, following two drowning incidents in Pelsall and Erdington, Birmingham, on Sunday evening. |
| A police spokesman said the death was not being treated as suspicious, adding that a report would be prepared for the coroner. |