Body found in Carlisle river after a 15-year-old went missing
The body of a teenage boy has been found in the River Eden in Carlisle after a 15-year-old went missing on Friday, Cumbria Constabulary said.
Cumbria Police say that the body of a teenage boy has been found in the River Eden in Carlisle.
Emergency services had been searching the river for a missing teenager after reports of four teenage boys getting into difficulty on Friday evening.
The boy's family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers, Cumbria Police said.
No formal identification has been carried out yet.
Another boy, 14, was airlifted to hospital and is in a critical condition, the force said on Saturday.
Officers were alerted to four boys struggling in the water in the city's Rosehill area at 6.41pm on Friday, with a large search launched.
The body was found just after 1.30pm on Saturday.
Chief Superintendent Lisa Hogan said: "This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family of the 15-year-old boy at this difficult time.
"An extensive search operation has taken place since the incident was reported yesterday evening.
"The search activity was assisted by emergency services, search and rescue teams and specialist search professionals from Cumbria and from outside the county."
A file is being prepared for the coroner, police said.