Body found in search for boy missing at beauty spot

A body has been found in the search for a 17-year-old boy who went missing after swimming in a lake at a beauty spot.

Specialist boat units from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service had been searching Pickmere Lake, between Knutsford and Northwich, from about 16:50 BST on Tuesday.

A body was later recovered from the lake - and while formal identification has not yet taken place, it is believed to be that of the missing teenager, Cheshire Police has said.

The family of the boy has been informed and is being supported by specially trained officers, police said. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

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