Humberside Police have issued a statement amid a major emergency services operation
Police are involved in a major search for a missing 13-year-old boy (file photo)(Image: Humberside Police)
Police have issued a statement amid a major search operation after a 13-year-old boy reportedly got into difficulty in the water off Hornsea this evening. Officers from Humberside Police have been joined by HM Coastguard, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and Humberside Fire & Rescue Service in the area of the South Promenade to conduct the search.
The boy was initially reported missing at around 6pm today.
Chief Superintendent Phil Booker, of Humberside Police, said: “After receiving the report, officers were immediately deployed alongside other emergency services and upon attending, it was discovered that a 13-year-old boy had reportedly got into difficulty whilst swimming in the water.
“Our priority now is to find the boy, and members of the public can expect to see specialist Police Search Advisors (POLSA), along with our Marine Unit and drone pilots, who have also been deployed to conduct an extensive search and rescue operation to locate him.
“We would urge people to please avoid the area where possible to allow emergency services to work efficiently and safely, and refrain from speculating on the circumstances of the incident.
“Our enquiries continue to ascertain the full circumstances around the report, and we would ask anyone with any information that may assist us, to please speak to the officers in Hornsea, or contact us via our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 415 of 4 August.”