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North Yorkshire river search launched after boy, 12, goes missing

Sat 16 Aug, 2025 by YorkMix

The North Yorkshire Police underwater search team. Library photograph: YorkMix

Filed Under: News

Emergency services have launced a search after a boy went missing in a North Yorkshire river.

Police, fire crews, mountain rescue volunteers and members of the public have all been involved in the search on the River Swale in Richmond.

The boy is aged 12, and the search is centred around Richmond Falls.

Richmond Falls

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “At 5pm today (Saturday) we received reports that a 12-year-old boy had entered the river in Richmond and had not been seen since.

“We deployed officers who have conducted extensive searches alongside underwater search teams and specialist search and rescue teams.

“Emergency services remain at the scene while the searches continue.”


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