Body found in search for missing 15-year-old paddle boarder
Emergency services were called on Saturday afternoon after concerns were raised for a male who had been in the water.at about 5.25pm at Loch Ore in Lochore Meadows Country Park in Fife, Scotland. Temperatures in the area had hit 20C (68F).
Firefighters and the coastguard launched a search with a no-fly zone put in place from Sunday until Monday morning.
Police Scotland said that the body of a male youth was recovered from the loch at about 1.20pm on Sunday.
'Formal identification has yet to take place. However, the family of a 15-year-old paddle boarder reported missing on Saturday, 28 June, have been informed,' the force said.
'There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.'
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