Boy, 15, dies after stepping into issue in lake at London park

?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 05/04/2025. London, UK. A police tent is set near swimming lake in Beckenham. Emergency services were called shortly after 3 p. m. on Friday the 4th to Beckenham Place Park in south-east London, after a 16-year-old boy went missing following difficulties in a lake. . Photo credit: Marcin Nowak/LNP — The boy’s physique was discovered final evening (Image: Marcin Nowak/LNP)

A teenage boy has died after ‘stepping into issue’ whereas swimming in a lake at a preferred London park.

Emergency companies have been known as to Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham, southeast London, shortly after 3pm on Friday to experiences the boy was lacking.

Law enforcement officials have now stopped looking out after his physique was recovered from the lake at round 10:42pm final evening.

Regardless of being rushed to hospital the 15-year-old was pronounced lifeless.

A 16-year-old boy has gone missing while swimming in a lake at Beckenham Park Place in Lewisham, prompting a major emergency response and evacuation of the park. The boy was last seen at around 3:08 PM on Friday, April 4, after reportedly getting into difficulty in the water. Emergency services, including the Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade, are currently coordinating a search operation at the scene. The park has been cleared to aid the efforts. A police spokesperson confirmed: ???Police were called at 3:08 PM to Beckenham Place Park. A 16-year-old boy is believed to have got into difficulty in the water and is now missing. Emergency services are currently coordinating a search. The next of kin has been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.??? The incident has left the local community shaken, as emergency personnel continue their efforts to locate the teenager. Rising Concerns Over Water Safety This tragic incident marks the second case in London this week where a young person has gone missing in water. Kaliyah Coa, an 11-year-old girl, remains missing after slipping into the River Thames near Barge House Causeway on Monday. Despite extensive searches, she has not yet been found. In a separate incident, a body was recovered from Crown Lakes near Peterborough after a teenager went missing while swimming on Wednesday. These recent cases have sparked public concern over water safety, especially as warmer weather draws more people to outdoor swimming spots. The Metropolitan Police have urged the public to remain cautious when near open water, particularly in unsupervised areas where currents and temperature changes can pose significant risks. Community Reaction Local residents have expressed their fears and support for the boy???s family. One park visitor commented: ???It???s heartbreaking. I come here often with my kids, and I can???t imagine what the family must be going through. I just hope they find him safe.??? Authorities — Emergency companies are on the scene (Image: UKNIP)

A police spokesperson instructed Metro: ‘Met Police has suspended a seek for a 15-year-old boy at Beckenham Place Park, following the invention of a physique.

‘Officers have been known as to the park shortly after 15:00hrs on Friday, 4 April following experiences of a boy going lacking after stepping into issue within the water.

‘Specialist diving groups have been in attendance alongside the London Ambulance Service and London Fireplace Brigade.

‘A boy was recovered from the lake at round 22:42hrs on Friday, 4 April.

‘He was taken to hospital the place he was sadly pronounced lifeless. His loss of life is being handled as sudden however not believed to be suspicious.

‘His household are conscious and proceed to obtain help.’

The power initially mentioned the boy was 16-years-old however have since confirmed his age as 15.

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Beckenham Place Park was evacuated yesterday afternoon as search and rescue crews scoured the lake to search out the lacking swimmer.

A London Fireplace Brigade spokesperson instructed Metro yesterday: ‘We’ve been known as to experiences of 1 particular person within the water at Beckenham Place Park lake in Beckenham.

‘5 hearth engines and round 35 firefighters are in attendance. Crews from Woodside, Lewisham, Beckenham, Croydon and Euston hearth stations are on the scene.

Beckenham Park Place — A search helicopter is flying above the park (Image: UKNIP)

‘The Brigade’s 999 Management officers have been known as at 3.14pm and are nonetheless in attendance.’

That is the second case of a kid going lacking in water within the capital within the house of per week.

Kaliyah Coa, aged 11, remains to be lacking after slipping and falling into the River Thames on Monday afternoon.

In the meantime a physique has been pulled from the water at Crown Lakes close to Peterborough after a young person went lacking whereas swimming on Wednesday.

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