Teenage boy found dead in lake

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Andy Giddings

BBC News, West Midlands

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Police, firefighters, paramedics and council staff were all involved in the search

The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a lake in Birmingham.

West Midlands Police said the discovery was made after the boy was reported to have gone missing in the water at Sutton Park just after 18:00 BST on Thursday.

The force said "extensive efforts" had been made by the emergency services and Birmingham City Council to find him.

His death was not being treated as suspicious, it said, and his family was being supported.

The police force said it was liaising with the coroner and "supporting the family of the boy at this tragic time".

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