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Hertfordshire Police was contacted just before 17:00 BST after the teenager had not resurfaced
Police searching for a 14-year-old boy who got into difficulties in a lake have recovered a body.
Hertfordshire Police received reports of a teenager failing to resurface in North Met Lake in Cheshunt just before 17:00 BST on Monday.
A police helicopter and divers were joined by fire and ambulance crews.
A body was recovered just before 23:00. Formal identification has not yet taken place but the boy’s next of kin have been informed.
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