Emergency services are currently carrying out searches in Syston to locate a teenage boy who was reported to have entered a lake.
Police were called to Meynell Lake, in Fosse Way just after 1.30pm today (Thursday 25 June).
Officers are currently in attendance with colleagues from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. Searches are being carried out to locate the boy and officers are in contact with his next of kin.
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Woman in her 70s loses thousands in courier fraud scam
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Should the school summer holidays in Leicestershire change?
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Meet Charnwood's new Mayor
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A man who punched a pub-goer on a Christmas night out in Leicestershire in 2025 has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of manslaughter.
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