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Nathan Wood search: Body found in River Dart | |
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A body has been found by police searching a river in Devon for a missing 16-year-old boy. | A body has been found by police searching a river in Devon for a missing 16-year-old boy. |
Nathan Wood was last seen near the River Dart in Totnes on Friday evening in a "distressed state", officers said. | Nathan Wood was last seen near the River Dart in Totnes on Friday evening in a "distressed state", officers said. |
It was feared he had fallen into the river after taking a so-called "new psychoactive substance" (NPS). | It was feared he had fallen into the river after taking a so-called "new psychoactive substance" (NPS). |
Deep water divers were drafted in on Sunday to help in the search for Mr Wood. | Deep water divers were drafted in on Sunday to help in the search for Mr Wood. |
Search teams recovered a body earlier which would "appear to be a male of the right age range", a spokesman said. | |
Devon and Cornwall Police said he had been out with a group of friends on Friday night and believed he entered the water at about 18:30 BST. | |
Acting Sgt Kevin Rowe said there was a "possibility he may have taken some sort of [formerly] legal high which has had an adverse effect on his behaviour and caused him to behave quite irrationally". | |
The Dartmoor Rescue Group and a helicopter helped in the search efforts over the weekend. | |
Mr Wood's friends confirmed to officers the teenager had taken a drug on the night he went missing. | |
New psychoactive substances, formerly known as "legal highs", are synthetic versions of drugs such as amphetamines and cannabis designed to mimic their effects. |