A body has been found in a lake in South Yorkshire after emergency services responded to reports that a man had got into difficulty, police have said.
Emergency services were contacted at about 4.30pm about the man, aged in his 20s, being in the stretch of water in Lakeside, Doncaster.
About 9pm, South Yorkshire police said that a body had been discovered after their search.
The force said: “We are very sorry to report that following earlier information about an incident at Lakeside, Doncaster, a body has now been found.
“Emergency services responded to the lake at around 4.10pm today, after receiving calls that a man, aged in the 20s, had got into difficulty in the water. No formal identification has yet taken place. The man’s family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.”
South Yorkshire fire and rescue service had earlier advised people to avoid the area, adding that numerous agencies and specialist teams had been dispatched there.
The incident comes a few weeks after a 50-year-old man died after getting into difficulty at Ardsley reservoir near Wakefield.
Last month, Alfie McCraw, 16, died while swimming in a canal in the Aire and Calder Navigation, near the Southern Washlands in Wakefield, prompting warnings from the emergency services about the dangers of swimming in open water on hot days.
