Cumbria Police confirms body of a teen boy has been located in the River Eden in Carlisle

The body of the boy was found in the river near to the Rosehill area shortly after 1:30pm on Saturday.

“We can confirm that the body of a teenage boy has been located in the River Eden in Carlisle,” Cumbria Police said in a press release.

The discovery of the body followed an extensive multi-agency search operation in response to an incident where a group of teenage boys had got into difficulty in the River Eden, police said.

One of the group, a 15-year-old from Carlisle, was missing following the incident.

No formal identification has yet been confirmed, however the family of the 15-year-old have been informed. They are being supported by specialist officers.

Chief Superintendent Lisa Hogan, Cumbria Constabulary, said:

“This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family of the 15-year-old boy at this difficult time. An extensive search operation has taken place since the incident was reported yesterday evening. The search activity was assisted by emergency services, search and rescue teams, and specialist search professionals from Cumbria and from outside the county.”

Police were contacted at 6:41pm yesterday with a report of four teenage boys who were reported to have got into difficulty in the river near to the Rosehill area of Carlisle.

A 14 year-old boy, who was airlifted to hospital yesterday, remains in a critical condition.

One of the group managed to swim to safety, while another was rescued safely by a member of the public. Both were checked over by medical professionals.