A teenager has died after getting into difficulty in the sea in Lincolnshire, police have confirmed.
Lincolnshire Police were called to reports of a child in trouble off the coast of Skegness at around 6.15pm on Saturday.
A search was carried out by officers and coastguard and the boy’s body was recovered at around 11.30pm.
No further details about the teenager have been given.
Superintendent Lee Pache said: “We received a high volume of calls for missing people on the coast yesterday. At one point, within two hours, we received 10 calls.
“All of those who were reported missing, other than the child who sadly died, were located safe and well.
“Our thoughts are with the boy’s family.”
At least two people died over the weekend after getting into open water amid the sweltering heatwave.
A man died after getting into difficulty in a stretch of water in Lakeside Doncaster.
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