US EditionBody of 16-year-old boy found in Nottingham park's lake
- Emergency services recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy from a lake at Colwick Country Park, Nottingham, on April 30, 2025.
- The boy disappeared around 17:20 BST after experiencing trouble while swimming during a period of warm weather leading up to summer.
- Police and fire service teams conducted a multi-agency underwater search, and the body was found shortly before 20:00 BST the same day.
- Chief Inspector David Mather said, "This is a tragic discovery" and urged awareness of the hidden dangers that open water can pose.
- Authorities plan to prepare a coroner's file and continue investigating, while urging the public to avoid entering unsupervised open water for safety.
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The Sun
The Irish SunSchoolboy, 16, who died after he 'got into trouble swimming' at park pictured
A TEENAGER who tragically died after getting into difficulty while in a lake has been pictured for the first time as his family pay tribute. Valentine Ikechukwu died after struggling in the water at Colwick Country Park in Nottinghamshire on Wednesday afternoon. PAValentine Ikechukwu, a Nottingham College student[/caption] SWNSColwick Country Park, Nottingham where the 16-year old boy was found[/caption] The 16-year-old’s family said touchingly:…
Colorado Springs Gazette
UK sees hottest start to May, prompting warnings about open-water swimming after boy dies
The U.K. saw its hottest start to May on record. That prompted authorities on Thursday to warn of the dangers of open water swimming following the death of a 16-year-old boy in a cold lake. The high was recorded at…
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