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Body found in search for missing teenage kayaker

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Police divers and dogs were involved in the search

Search teams looking for an 18-year-old kayaker who went missing on the water have found a body, police said.

Norfolk Police said a teenager’s body was found in the water following searches of the Middle Level Main Drain in Wiggenhall St Germans, near King’s Lynn.

A man was reported missing at 15:39 BST on Sunday after his inflatable kayak was seen capsizing by a member of the public, who called police.

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The force said formal identification is yet to take place, but the missing teenager’s family had been informed and were receiving support.

Divers helped to recover the body of a man from the water

The death is currently being treated as unexplained but not suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner, police said.

Emergency services, including a dive team with sonar capabilities, specialist dogs, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and Lowland Search and Rescue were involved in the search.

The inflatable kayak the18-year-old was seen using was recovered on the day he went missing.

A cordon put in place while the operation was under way has now been lifted.

Source: BBC

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