Boy, 11, missing since entering River Don in Mexborough with underwater search teams at scene
An 11-year-old boy went missing in the water on Saturday
Underwater search teams, helicopter and drones are looking for an 11-year-old boy who went missing at a river in Mexborough on Saturday.
Police are at the scene of the River Don on Ferry Boat Lane following an emergency call at 7.59pm on May 30.
An 11-year-old boy reportedly entered the water and has not been seen since.
A search and rescue operation is now underway involving police, the National Police Air Service, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
The boy's family has been informed and is being supported by specially trained officers.
Doncaster Response Team Inspector Neil Pryce said: "We know, from witnesses and items left on the riverbank, where the boy entered the water. Utilising specialist knowledge and skills, a coordinated multi-agency operation is underway and we are doing everything we can to find this young man.
“We are invaluably assisted by an underwater search team, supported from above by the police helicopter and drones.
“This is a tragic incident and we understand that members of the public want to do all they can to help but we must ask that, for everyone's safety, only those who are involved in our operation enter the River Don.
“To give the boy and his family the dignity they deserve, we ask that people do not spectate or film the search operation.”