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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.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.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 Lake extended
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.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. 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. A spokesman said: "An Emergency Care Practitioner also checked the condition of the other youngster involved, but he did not need hospital attention."
"Crews have stayed at the scene long after their duty finished to support the rescue teams. The lake, which is about 200yds (182.88m) long and about 30yds (27.43m) across at its widest point, was extended last year to alleviate flooding problems in the Camp Hill area of Nuneaton.
"An Emergency Care Practitioner also checked the condition of the other youngster involved, but he did not need hospital attention." Swimming is prohibited at the pool, which is officially called Barpool Balancing Lake but is known locally as "the lake on Queenie".
A man walking his dog past the pool said he had seen the lake being dug out and estimated that it was about 10ft (3.05m) deep.
Third tragedy
The man, who asked not to be named, said: "I have got kids myself and they come fishing here.
"This part of the lake was dug out last year because this is a floodplain.
"The lake is not actually that deep but it has a lot of silt at the bottom."
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.A police spokesman said the death was not being treated as suspicious, adding that a report would be prepared for the coroner.