Updated: Body found in lake at Sheffield park after major search last night was a man in his 20s

Police have confirmed that a body was found in a Sheffield park’s lake just before midnight last night after a major search took place.
By Ellen Beardmore
Published 19th Jul 2021, 09:07 BST
Updated 19th Jul 2021, 14:53 BST
Crookes Valley Park, Sheffield, where a huge search was mounted on Sunday night for a man who had got into difficulty in the waterCrookes Valley Park, Sheffield, where a huge search was mounted on Sunday night for a man who had got into difficulty in the water
Crookes Valley Park, Sheffield, where a huge search was mounted on Sunday night for a man who had got into difficulty in the water

Emergency services were called to Crookes Valley Park at 7.30pm on Sunday after receiving calls that a man had got in to difficulty in the water.

Multiple fire engines were at the scene and access to the park was closed while the search took place.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

This morning a police spokesman said: “Sadly the underwater search team discovered a body just before midnight.”

Emergency services at Crookes Valley Park, Sheffield, where a huge search was launched after a man reportedly got into difficulty in the waterEmergency services at Crookes Valley Park, Sheffield, where a huge search was launched after a man reportedly got into difficulty in the water
Emergency services at Crookes Valley Park, Sheffield, where a huge search was launched after a man reportedly got into difficulty in the water

Formal identification of the body has not yet taken place.

This afternoon police said the man was aged in his 20s.

A spokesman added: “The death is being treated as non-suspicious and will be passed to the coroner.”

Related topics:Sheffield parkPoliceEmergency services