Statement following incident at North Met Lake in Cheshunt
Following reports of a 14 year old boy getting into difficulty in North Met Lake, off Cadmore Lane, Cheshunt yesterday (Monday 8 August), emergency services have sadly recovered a body.
Police were contacted just before 5pm to report the teenager had not re-surfaced having been in the water.
Officers, the Fire and Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service immediately attended the lake.
Emergency Services carried out searches of the area, including the use of the police helicopter and specialist police divers.
At just before 11pm last night a body was recovered.
Formal identification is yet to take place, however the boy’s next of kin have been informed.