West Midlands Police have confirmed a teenage boy has sadly drowned in Powell's Pool in Sutton Park on the evening of Thursday 10 July,

Emergency services from West Midlands Police, West Midlands Fire Service, West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service along with other agencies with rescue boats took to the water following reports the boy had not come to shore.

A large cordon was placed around the pool as officers including land search teams intensified their work to find the boy.

Unfortunately his family were given the crushing news just after 10pm that a body had been found.

West Midlands Police said in a statement: 'The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a pool in Sutton Park, Birmingham, this evening.

'West Midlands Police are supporting the family of the boy at this tragic time.

'Extensive efforts by all emergency services were carried out following the boy going missing in the water just after 6pm.

'Specialist teams were deployed from fire and rescue, ambulance colleagues, and Birmingham City Council colleagues.

'Sadly this has resulted in the boy’s body being found and our thoughts are with his family at this time.

'His death is not being treated as suspicious at this time and we are liaising with the coroner.'

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