Posted: Thu 22nd Jul 2021

Updated: Thu 22nd Jul

Police searching for teenage boy who went missing while swimming in River Dee at Chester have found a body

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Jul 22nd, 2021

Emergency services are currently dealing with an incident in Chester.

At around 2.30pm today police received reports that a teenage boy had gone missing while swimming in the River Dee near Lower Park Road.

Five fire engines attended from Chester, Widnes, Powey Lane, Lymm, Frodsham along with a Rescue Unit from Lymm and the boat from Chester.

Police, fire and ambulance are currently at the scene and searches are ongoing.

The riverbank and Queens Park suspension bridge have been closed and members of the public are advised to avoid the area while the search continues.

Anyone with any information in relation to the incident is asked to call Cheshire Police on 101 quoting IML 1043545.

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