Body found in River Trent in search for 12-year-old schoolboy

Hundreds of members of public involved in search for the child who went missing while playing with friends

A body has been found following a search for a missing 12-year-old boy named as Owen Jenkins (Getty)

A body has been found in the River Trent in Nottingham after a 12-year-old boy went missing.

The schoolboy, Owen Jenkins from Beeston Rylands, is understood to have been playing with a group of friends in the area.

The body has not been formally identified by police.

While the search was underway, Owen's mother Nicola Jenkins issued an appeal for people to keep looking for her son as the night began to draw in.

Specialist boat rescue crews were called to search a stretch of the river near Beeston Marina at around 6pm on Monday after Owen was reported missing.

Police divers, three search boats, a helicopter, a drone and more than 30 firefighters from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as well as hundreds of members of the public were involved in the search, according to local media.

Nottinghamshire Police said in a statement: “We were called to reports that a boy had gone into the River Trent off Riverside Road.

“Fire and ambulance crews were also on scene and specialist search teams launched a major search operation, but sadly at around 10pm a body was found in the water.

“Our thoughts are with the family during this time.”