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Body of missing boy, 15, found in reservoir
Key takeaways
- David Dixon/Geograph Image caption, The 15-year-old boy's body was found on Saturday night by specialist search teams.
- Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it had been looking for the teenager after receiving reports he had got into difficulty at 18:30 BST on Saturday at Cowbury Reservoir in Stalybridge, Tameside.
- A force spokesperson said the body had been found in the water later that evening, both adding that formal identification had now taken place and his family had been informed.
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David Dixon/Geograph Image caption, The 15-year-old boy's body was found on Saturday night by specialist search teams. The body of a 15-year-old boy has been recovered from a reservoir.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it had been looking for the teenager after receiving reports he had got into difficulty at 18:30 BST on Saturday at Cowbury Reservoir in Stalybridge, Tameside.
A force spokesperson said the body had been found in the water later that evening, both adding that formal identification had now taken place and his family had been informed.
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