Police visit Rother Valley as country park reopens again following tragic death of teenage boy

Police officers visited Rother Valley Country Park this morning as it reopened following the tragic death of a teenage boy.

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The teen, who has not yet been named, vanished on bank holiday Monday - triggering a major search and rescue operation.

He was seen entering the water but did not emerge again.

His body was recovered from the lake in the early hours of Tuesday.

Rother Valley Country Park was closed as a mark of respect yesterday but has since reopened.