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28/08/2013
Boy's Body Recovered From Cambridgeshire River
A 12-year-old boy has drowned in the river Cam on the outskirts of Cambridge.
The alarm was raised at around 18:10 on Tuesday evening when the boy didn't resurface after going into the water at Lammas Land at the Fen Causeway.
Police, paramedics, fire crews and a police helicopter were involved in a search for the boy, whose body was recovered from the water at around 03:00 on Wednesday morning.
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The alarm was raised at around 18:10 on Tuesday evening when the boy didn't resurface after going into the water at Lammas Land at the Fen Causeway.
Police, paramedics, fire crews and a police helicopter were involved in a search for the boy, whose body was recovered from the water at around 03:00 on Wednesday morning.
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