A BODY has been found in the search for a missing teenager who entered a lake in the grounds of a castle.
Emergency crews scrambled to , North , after a 17-year-old entered the water on Tuesday.
Chirk Castle, in Wrexham, WalesCredit: Alamy
After two days of searching by specialist teams, a body has tragically been found at the castle, which is next to a site.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Formal identification has yet to take place, but the family of the 17-year-old have been informed.
Detective Chief Superintendent Sian Beck said: “My deepest thoughts and condolences are with his loved ones, who are being supported by specialist officers following this tragic incident.
“Formal identification is yet to take place, but his family have been informed.
“We kindly ask that the privacy of the family is respected at this difficult time.”
A spokesperson for the force said previously: “Emergency Services are currently responding to an incident at Chirk Castle.
“A 17-year-old male is believed to have entered water within the castle’s grounds yesterday afternoon and has not been seen since.
“Specialist search and rescue teams are continuing their efforts to locate the missing teenager.”
A spokesperson for National Trust Cymru confirmed crews were accessing the water through the trust’s grounds on Tuesday.
They said: “We are aware of an ongoing incident on land neighbouring National Trust Cymru’s estate at Chirk Castle.
“The emergency services are in attendance, with access provided via our estate. All enquiries should be directed to North Wales .”
Ambulance Service were in attendance, alongside crews from the Welsh Ambulance Service (WAS).
A WAS spokesperson said: “We were called at around 4pm yesterday (Tuesday) to an incident at Chirk Castle, Wrexham.
“We sent one emergency ambulance to the scene, where the crew was supported by one Cymru High Acuity Response Unit and two operations managers.
“Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service colleagues also attended in a Wales Air Ambulance helicopter.”
Emergency crews were scrambled to Chirk Castle in Wrexham, North Wales, after a 17-year-old entered the water on TuesdayCredit: Alamy
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