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Pickmere Lake police presence amid reports of missing teen

Pickmere Lake <i>(Image: Cheshire Police)</i>
Pickmere Lake (Image: Cheshire Police)
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THE emergency services were in attendance at Pickmere Lake after a boy went missing from the beauty spot.

Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were on the scene on the evening of Tuesday, May 26.

A police spokesperson said they were in attendance after a boy went missing in a post on social media at 6pm.

At the time there was no information on his identity other than that he was in his teens.

A fire service spokesperson said they sent no fewer than eight units to a water rescue.

Among them were the boat unit, the rapid response unit, and the technical rescue unit.

The advice to members of the public is to avoid the area if possible.

Anyone can contact Cheshire Police on 101 or on cheshire.police.uk.

Alternatively they can contact police on 999 if it is in an emergency.

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