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| Missing boy 'found dead in river' | Missing boy 'found dead in river' |
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| Police searching for a 13-year-old boy missing since Christmas Eve believe they have found his body in a river. | Police searching for a 13-year-old boy missing since Christmas Eve believe they have found his body in a river. |
| Jordan Trowsdale, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, was last seen at the town's skate park in The Causeway at about 1745 GMT on Thursday. | Jordan Trowsdale, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, was last seen at the town's skate park in The Causeway at about 1745 GMT on Thursday. |
| A body found in the River Stort on Saturday has not been formally identified but is "very likely to be" Jordan, police said. | |
| The death is not being treated as suspicious. | The death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| Officers and volunteers had earlier stepped up a search of the town and the surrounding area. | Officers and volunteers had earlier stepped up a search of the town and the surrounding area. |
| The River Stort was searched by police dive teams | The River Stort was searched by police dive teams |
| A Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said: "Officers and volunteer search teams involved in the search for missing teenager Jordan can now confirm that they have recovered a body from the River Stort. | A Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said: "Officers and volunteer search teams involved in the search for missing teenager Jordan can now confirm that they have recovered a body from the River Stort. |
| "The body was found by specialist search teams at around 1313 GMT. | "The body was found by specialist search teams at around 1313 GMT. |
| "It will take some time before the identity of the deceased can be confirmed although it is very likely to be that of Jordan. | "It will take some time before the identity of the deceased can be confirmed although it is very likely to be that of Jordan. |
| "However, until that is done the investigation into his disappearance will still continue." | "However, until that is done the investigation into his disappearance will still continue." |
| The spokeswoman said a family liaison officer was with the 13-year-old's relatives. | The spokeswoman said a family liaison officer was with the 13-year-old's relatives. |