2 h. ago Pictured: College student, 16, who died after getting into difficulty while swimming with friends in lake during mini

Valentine Ikechukwu has been named locally as the teenager whose body was recovered from a lake in Colwick Country Park. Friends described how they had gone swimming in the hot weather.

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6 h. ago Missing teen's body found in park lake after tragic swimming accident

A 16-year-old boy has tragically died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a lake at Colwick Country Park in Nottingham, prompting renewed warnings about the dangers of open water.

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7 h. ago Tragedy as body found in search for boy, 16, who got into difficulty swimming in lake during 25C heat

Emergency services were called to Colwick Country Park at 5.20pm yesterday after the 16-year-old boy got into difficulty while in the water, according to Nottinghamshire Police.

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8 h. ago Body of boy, 16, found in lake amid warnings of ‘hidden dangers’ in open water

Police said the teenager got into difficulty while swimming in a lake in Colwick Country Park in Nottingham on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Tragedy as body found after police close off Greater Manchester lake

Officers spent hours at the scene

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3 d. ago Body found in search for missing Scot as family told of tragedy

Thom Kane, 56, was last seen in the Eldon Street area in Greenock at around 7.30am on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Urgent search to find missing boy, 13, who may have travelled to Manchester

Antonio Shay Patrick Latouche has not been seen for more than 24 hours

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1 week ago Urgent search launched to find missing boy, 15, reported missing three days ago

Issac may be in the New Mills or Buxton area

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1 week ago Desperate search for missing girl and boy who vanished together as police launch appeal

Thames Valley Police are in a frantic search for a boy and girl who went missing from Banbury in Oxfordshire. The pair disappeared on April 16 and have not been seen since

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1 week ago Police launch desperate search for missing girl and boy who vanished together four days ago

The girl and boy have not been seen or made contact with their loved ones for four days now, and Thames Valley Police are growing increasingly concerned for their welfare

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1 week ago Woman lay undiscovered in flat for nearly three years and nobody noticed

A vibrant, bubbly woman with her whole life ahead of her vanished without a trace. Nearly three years later, her body was discovered in her flat. Agonising questions about the tragedy still haunt those who knew her

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2 w. ago Revealed: British barrister who once stood for parliament drowned in front of his teenage son while on holiday in Tenerife

Veteran barrister Stephen Howd, 57, hit his head on a rock and died after getting into difficulty while swimming with his teenage son, William, off the coast of Santa Cruz in April 2023.

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2 w. ago Teenager's desperate bid to save his tragic dad from drowning during Tenerife holiday

Stephen Howd got into difficulty when swimming off the coast of Buenavista del Norte in Tenerife during a family holiday - so his son William leapt into the choppy sea to help his dad

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3 w. ago Tragic schoolboy, 15, 'was celebrating start of Easter holidays with pals' when he got into difficulty swimming in lake

A 15-year-old boy who drowned after getting into difficulty swimming in a south London lake had been celebrating the start of the Easter holidays with friends.

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3 w. ago Boy, 15, dies after getting into difficulty in lake in London park

The Metropolitan Police said the search had been stopped after a boy was found on Friday night.

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3 w. ago Beckenham Park lake search called off as body found in hunt for missing boy, 15

A body has been found in the search for a 15-year-old boy who went missing yesterday while swimming in a lake at Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham, London at around 3pm

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3 w. ago Police search for boy, 16, who went missing in lake at south London park

Police were called to Beckenham Place Park in south London just after 3pm today following reports of a person missing in the water.

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3 w. ago Urgent search for boy, 16, missing after going swimming in London park lake

Urgent search for boy, 16, missing after going swimming in London park lake  Metro.co.uk

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3 w. ago Urgent search launched as fears grow for missing teen who vanished while swimming in lake with friends

A 16-year-old boy has been reported missing to Cambridgeshire police after getting into difficulty while swimming with a group of friends in a lake in Peterborough

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