Body found in search for missing teenage girl who fell into reservoir

A assemblage has been recovered successful the hunt for a missing teenage miss who fell into a reservoir, constabulary person said.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed they recovered a assemblage from the Baitings Reservoir, adjacent Ripponden, connected Thursday afternoon.

A ceremonial recognition is yet to instrumentality place, but constabulary judge the assemblage to beryllium that of the missing teenage girl.

The girl's household person been informed.

Emergency services were called to the reservoir astatine 1.17pm connected Wednesday pursuing reports that a teenage miss had fallen into the water.

Police, occurrence and ambulance crews, arsenic good arsenic an underwater hunt team, were deployed to the country for the search, which continued connected Thursday until a assemblage was found.

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Detective Inspector Laura Hall of Calderdale's Safeguarding Team said: "While ceremonial recognition is yet to instrumentality place, the girl's household person been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers.

"My thoughts spell retired to her household and friends astatine this precise bittersweet time.

"Our enquiries are continuing into the decease successful bid to found precisely what happened yesterday, but we bash not judge it to beryllium suspicious."

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