- Three kids became ‘distressed’ while swimming in Westport Lake in Staffordshire
- Police were called to scene shortly before 5pm today as temperatures hit 84.9F
- Two of the children have now got out of lake, but search continues for third child
Emergency services are desperately searching for a missing child after three kids became ‘distressed’ while playing in a lake on the hottest day of the year.
Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to Westport Lake, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, at 4.50pm today.
Two of the children were rescued but a third child is still missing.
Police and paramedics are searching for a missing child after three were reported as being in distress in a lake
Crew could be seen putting on safety gear as emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 5pm today
Police said the identities of the children are known to them and officers are in contact with the parents.
An air ambulance and police helicopter are also at the scene.
A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said: ‘We are currently attending an incident at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent following reports of three children in distress in the water at around 4.50pm this afternoon.
‘Two of the children have made it safely out of the lake, but one child is currently still missing.
‘Emergency services including West Midlands Ambulance Service, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Staffordshire Air Ambulance and the National Police Air Service are all in attendance.
The children had been swimming in Westport Lake in Stoke on Trent on the hottest day of the year
‘A police cordon is currently in place. If anyone has any information please call 101 urgently quoting incident 629 of 25 June.’
Five fire engines are also at the scene, along with paramedics, the air ambulance and the police helicopter.
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