Teen boy dies in lake after going missing in the water sparking huge rescue operation

Published on July 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM

A BODY has been found in the search for a missing boy who vanished under the water at a popular lake.

West Midlands Police were called toPowell’s Pool in Sutton Park, ,at around 6pm today.

Police and fire vehicles at a scene.
Emergency services were called out to Powell’s Pool at around 6pm
Rescue workers in a boat searching a lake.
Specialist search teams scouring the area
Emergency responders at a lake searching for a missing teen.
A body has been found

An urgent search was launched to locate a teenage boy, with specialist officers scouring the area.

Fire service Technical Rescue crews from Bickenhill and nearby Sutton Coldfield were also called to the scene.

West Midlands Fire Service confirmed they also arrived just after 6pm.

The whole of Powell’s Pool has been cordoned off with police tape.

Cops say the death is not being treated as suspicious at this time.

A spokesperson for the force said: “The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a pool in Sutton Park, Birmingham, this evening.

“West Midlands Police are supporting the family of the boy at this tragic time.

“Extensive efforts by all emergency services were carried out following the boy going missing in the water just after 6pm.

“Specialist teams were deployed from fire and rescue, ambulance colleagues, and Birmingham City Council colleagues.

“Sadly this has resulted in the boy’s body being found and our thoughts are with his family at this time.

“His death is not being treated as suspicious at this time and we are liaising with the coroner.”;

Aerial view of a lake in a park with rescue teams searching for a missing teenager.
Witnesses reported two boys had been on a boat on the water
Rescue teams searching for a missing teen in a lake.
Fire service Technical Rescue crews from Bickenhill and nearby Sutton Coldfield were also called to the scene
Emergency responders at a lake searching for a missing teenager.
The tragedy unfolded in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield

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