Boy, 16, dies after being pulled from local country park lake where people were swimming in 80F heat
A 16-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a lake in Nottingham.
Emergency services rushed to Colwick Country Park in the city at around 2.08pm today following reports the teenager was in trouble.
He was found more than an hour later after a major search operation including underwater dive teams and fire crews.
A 16-year-old was found after a major search operation including underwater dive teams and fire crews
Emergency services rushed to Colwick Country Park in the city following reports a teenager was in trouble
The boy died following reports that he'd gone into the water off River Road in Colwick but not resurfaced
But the boy, who hasn't been named, was pronounced dead at hospital.
The tragedy occurred as temperatures hit 27C in the local area.
In a statement, Notts Police said: 'A 16-year-old boy has died following reports that he'd gone into the water off River Road in Colwick but not resurfaced at around 2.05pm today.
'He was found more than an hour later, at around 3.20pm, following a major search operation which involved the underwater dive team, fire, ambulance and helicopter crews.
'He was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre but sadly pronounced dead just after 4pm.
'Our thoughts are with his family at this time.'
A spokesman for East Midlands Ambulance service said: 'We received a call at 2.08pm to an incident at Colwick Park, Nottingham.
Police and Ambulance crews flood Colwick Country Park after reports a teenager went missing in the water
The teenager was taken to hospital after the incident at Colwick Park Marina but sadly did not survive
A major search operation was launched together with fire, ambulance crews, helicopter and an underwater dive team
'The caller reported a patient who was drowning. We sent a paramedic in a fast response car, a double crewed ambulance, our Hazardous Area Response
Team and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance.
'We worked closely on scene with Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue and Nottinghamshire Police to locate and extract the patient from the water.
'One patient was taken to Queens Medical Centre for further care.'
An investigation into the boy's death has now been launched.