Body found in river in search for missing boy, 16, after heartwrenching appeal from family
COPS searching for a missing teenager have recovered a body from a river.
Jonty Evans, from Baddington, near Nantwich, Cheshire, went missing on Friday.
The 16-year-old lad was last seen between 10.45pm and 11.15pm on Queens Drive, in Nantwich.
A major search operation was launched to find the youngster throughout the weekend.
Inspector Ashy Sayer, of Congleton Local Policing Unit, said officers were “growing increasingly concerned for Jonty’s welfare” as public appeals for help finding him were issued by Cheshire Police.
Underwater search teams were brought in to carry out an operation in the River Weaver as part of their efforts to find the boy.
Tragically, a body was pulled from the river in Nantwich on Sunday evening.
While formal identification is still to be carried out, it is believed to be that of Jonty and his family have been notified.
Cheshire Police confirmed the news this morning.
A spokeman for the force said: “At around 5.13pm on Sunday, September 1, police searching the River Weaver near Riverside, Nantwich, as part of enquiries into the report of a missing teenager, sadly found a body.
“While formal ID has not yet taken place, it is believed to be that of the 16-year-old boy who has been missing since August 30 from the Nantwich area. Next of kin have been informed.”