Body found in search for missing Mackenzie Swift in Mexborough
Last updated 10 hours ago
Police say they have found a body in the search for a missing 11-year-old in Mexborough.
Mackenzie Swift was last seen on Saturday evening going into the River Don.
Chief Superintendent Pete Thorp – the district commander for Doncaster, said:
"First and foremost, on behalf of all who have been involved in the operation to find Mackenzie since Saturday, I send deepest sympathies to his family and friends. Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare and I know the impact this news will have on the wider community and particularly Mackenzie's school.
"The search for Mackenzie has been a real multi-agency effort and, while SYP are thankful to our emergency service colleagues and the underwater search team, I would like to take a moment to recognise Woodhead Mountain Rescue. While highly trained and skilled, many of their team are volunteers who give up their time to help search teams when they need it most.
"I would also like to thank the local community, who enabled us to conduct our search and recovery with very few onlookers and cameras to give Mackenzie and his family the dignity they deserve. Not only for that, but also for the offers of assistance - we knew we had many members of the public willing to do anything they could to help."