Boy missing in river named as search continues

Police person named an 11-year-old lad who went missing successful the River Don successful South Yorkshire arsenic Mackenzie Swift arsenic searches for him continue.

Mackenzie was spotted going into the h2o disconnected Ferry Boat Lane successful Mexborough astatine astir 20:00 BST connected Saturday and had not been seen since.

South Yorkshire Police said his household were "living each parent's worst nightmare", with searches including an underwater squad and Mountain Rescue volunteers.

"Our Family Liaison Officers person sadly had the heartbreaking speech with Mackenzie's household that if helium had not exited the stream connected Saturday, helium could not person survived successful the h2o for this magnitude of time," a unit spokesperson said.

"Sadly, nary of our enquiries truthful acold person recovered immoderate denotation that helium got retired of the water."

Mackenzie's household were being supported by officers, they added, with constabulary urging members of the nationalist to enactment distant from the country to let crews to transportation retired their work.