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Stoke-on-Trent lake search for missing child resumed | Stoke-on-Trent lake search for missing child resumed |
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The search for a child who went missing at a lake in Staffordshire on Monday has resumed. | The search for a child who went missing at a lake in Staffordshire on Monday has resumed. |
Three children were spotted "in distress" at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent at about 16:50 BST. | Three children were spotted "in distress" at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent at about 16:50 BST. |
Two of them made it safely out of the lake, but one is still missing. The search was called off at 23:00 and resumed at about 06:00 on Tuesday. | |
Staffordshire Police said officers know the identities of the children and are in contact with their families. | Staffordshire Police said officers know the identities of the children and are in contact with their families. |
West Midlands Ambulance Service, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and the National Police Air Service have all been involved in the search. | West Midlands Ambulance Service, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and the National Police Air Service have all been involved in the search. |
A specialist diving team from Nottingham was also called to the lake on Monday. | |
The search was called off due to fading light in the evening, but officers remained at the scene overnight. |