Overview

• Officers were called to Beccles Quay just before 7:30 pm on July 2 after a teenage swimmer failed to resurface during an outing with friends.
• Suffolk Police joined Suffolk Fire & Rescue, East of England Ambulance Service, an air ambulance crew and HM Coastguard in a coordinated search operation.
• The boy’s body was located later that night in the River Waveney and has since been formally identified by authorities.
• Investigators have ruled out suspicious circumstances and are compiling a file for the coroner’s inquest.
• Beccles Amateur Sailing Club, local schools, youth services and the church are offering support as emergency agencies renew river-safety warnings in the ongoing heatwave.