NewsUK NewsEmergencyLIVEUpdated 10 mins agoA huge search and rescue mission is underway at a river spot in South Yorkshire after a child was seen entering the river but did not reappearA major search operation is underway after a boy went missing in the River Don(Image: Yorkshire Live)An 11-year-old boy has gone missing after entering a river sparking a huge search operation.Emergency services have swarmed Ferry Boat Lane in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, just before 8pm on Saturday after the child entered the water but was not seen getting out.A specialist search and rescue mission is underway at the scene, with the National Police Air Service, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service all on scene, reports Yorkshire Live.Police say they can identify where the child entered the water based on items left on the river bank and are doing "everything we can to find this young man".Today11:25 BSTSearch still underway for missing boy in river DonSouth Yorkshire Fire have said it was called to support a multi-agency operation to find the missing boy in the River Don yesterday but were "unfortuantely unable to locate" him.In a statement today (Sunday), the fire service said: "Firefighters were called yesterday (Saturday 30 May) to assist with the search of an 11-year-old boy who had entered the water near Ferry Boat Lane, Mexborough, Doncaster."Crews attended to assist with the search but unfortunately were unable to locate the missing boy. Search efforts are currently still ongoing today (Sunday 31 May) and we have a number of resources still on scene."This is an active multi-agency operation, and we ask that the public remain away from the area while the search is ongoing."Today11:19 BSTSouth Yorkshire Police issue statementSouth Yorkshire Police have said in a statement: "We were called to Ferry Boat Lane in Mexborough at 7.59pm yesterday (Saturday 30 May) to reports that an 11-year-old boy had entered the water but had not been seen getting out."Officers, alongside emergency crews from the National Police Air Service, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, responded and a specialist search operation remains under way. The boy's family has been informed and is being supported by specially trained officers."Today11:19 BSTInspector urges people to stay away and 'not speculate' after boy goes missing in riverDoncaster 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.”‌