Teenage boy's body recovered from River Waveney in Suffolk
Police officers were called to Beccles Quay at about 7.30pm last night following reports he had entered the river with friends but had not resurfaced.
Emergency services joined the search operation - including Suffolk Police, Suffolk Fire & Rescue, East of England Ambulance Service, air ambulance crew and HM Coastguard.
Later in the night, Suffolk Police confirmed a body had been found.
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
"Searches were conducted and sadly the body of a teenage boy has now been located and recovered from the water," a spokesperson for the force said.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner in due course."
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