Search continues at Westport Lake

The search for the missing 13-year-old at Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent, continues today. Teams from Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, West Midlands Ambulance and Nottinghamshire Police are carrying out a thorough and co-ordinated search.

Nottinghamshire Police are using a specialist dive team to search under the water. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are using a water rescue team to carry out a waded search in the shallower water and West Midlands Ambulance Service are using a specialist team to carry out a waded search along the banks of the lake.

The family of the missing teenager continue to be supported by family liaison officers from Staffordshire Police.