The body of a boy has been found in the search for a 12-year-old who went missing while swimming in the river at a beauty spot.

The child disappeared in the River Swale, North Yorkshire, yesterday evening, prompting a frantic police search to locate him.

Emergency services were alerted to the youngster's disappearance just after 5pm and rushed to the scene shortly after.

The boy had entered the river and suddenly vanished, according to initial reports.

Specialist teams, including North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and Mountain Rescue, scoured the banks of the river looking for traces of the child.