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| Westport Lake: Search for missing Ryan Evans enters third day | Westport Lake: Search for missing Ryan Evans enters third day |
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| Rescue crews are into a third day of searching for a 13-year-old boy who went missing at a lake in Staffordshire. | Rescue crews are into a third day of searching for a 13-year-old boy who went missing at a lake in Staffordshire. |
| Emergency services worked late on Tuesday to search for Ryan Evans at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent, before having to stop because of fading light. | Emergency services worked late on Tuesday to search for Ryan Evans at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent, before having to stop because of fading light. |
| The search started on Monday afternoon when three boys were spotted "in distress" in the lake. | The search started on Monday afternoon when three boys were spotted "in distress" in the lake. |
| Two of them made it safely out but Ryan is still missing. | Two of them made it safely out but Ryan is still missing. |
| Ch Insp John Owen from Staffordshire Police described the challenges of the rescue operation. | |
| "It is extremely thick with weeds," he said. "It is not a simple task, it's extremely difficult and I really want to stress the importance of the community to understand that potentially we might not make any recoveries with regards to Ryan today, or even potentially tomorrow." | |
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| Nottinghamshire Police has deployed a specialist dive team to search the water in conditions described as "difficult". | Nottinghamshire Police has deployed a specialist dive team to search the water in conditions described as "difficult". |
| During a search with specially trained dogs on Tuesday night, officers were given a "renewed area of interest" to focus on, police said. | During a search with specially trained dogs on Tuesday night, officers were given a "renewed area of interest" to focus on, police said. |
| At its deepest, the lake is 2.9m (9.5ft) and on average between 1.5m and 2m (4.9-6.5ft), the city council says. | At its deepest, the lake is 2.9m (9.5ft) and on average between 1.5m and 2m (4.9-6.5ft), the city council says. |
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| It sits above the old Brownhills Colliery and was formed in 1884, when the workings hit the water table, flooding the tunnels and ground above. | It sits above the old Brownhills Colliery and was formed in 1884, when the workings hit the water table, flooding the tunnels and ground above. |
| The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) warned that children and young people should be aware of the dangers of entering cold water. | The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) warned that children and young people should be aware of the dangers of entering cold water. |
| Open water swimming advice | Open water swimming advice |
| Source: National Water Safety Forum | Source: National Water Safety Forum |