Police continue search for boy, 11, in South Yorkshire river
Last night, police were told the boy had entered the water but not been seen getting out
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Police are continuing their search after reports an 11-year-old boy entered the River Don in South Yorkshire yesterday evening (30th May) and was not seen getting out.
Officers were called to Ferry Boat Lane in Mexborough at 7:59pm.
Emergency crews from the National Police Air Service, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service accompanied the police.
The boy's family has been informed and is being supported by specially trained officers.
Doncaster Response Team Inspector Neil Pryce said "We know, from witnesses and items left on the riverbank, where the boy entered the water.
"Utilising specialist knowledge and skills, a coordinated multi-agency operation is underway and we are doing everything we can to find this young man.
“We are invaluably assisted by an underwater search team, supported from above by the police helicopter and drones.
"This is a tragic incident and we understand that members of the public want to do all they can to help but we must ask that, for everyone's safety, only those who are involved in our operation enter the River Don.
“To give the boy and his family the dignity they deserve, we ask that people do not spectate or film the search operation.”