- A body believed to be that of a 13-year-old boy who went missing off the coast of East Yorkshire on Tuesday has been recovered.
- The teenager reportedly got into difficulty after entering the water in Hornsea, prompting an extensive search operation by emergency services.
- Humberside Police chief superintendent Phil Booker described the outcome as 'incredibly heartbreaking' and confirmed the boy's family had been informed.
- The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file is currently being prepared for the coroner.
- This incident follows a rise in open water deaths across the UK this summer, leading to warnings from authorities such as the Metropolitan Police and the Royal Life Saving Society about the dangers of swimming in undesignated areas and cold water shock.
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