Search resumes after girl's fall into reservoir

Police remained at the scene at Baitings Reservoir on Thursday

Emergency crews have resumed their search for a teenage girl who is believed to have fallen into a reservoir.

Officers were first called to the dam at Baitings Reservoir, near Ripponden, at about 13:15 BST on Wednesday, after reports of a person in the water.

Five West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were also sent to the scene, as well as a crew from Greater Manchester, with the ambulance service also in attendance.

Police said it was expected that the search at the reservoir, which had included underwater teams on Wednesday, would continue on Thursday.

Emma Hardy MP, minister for water and flooding, told the BBC she was "praying for" good news.

Hardy, Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, said: "I'm so desperately sorry to hear about what's happened to this young girl, and my heart goes out to her family and friends who must be feeling absolutely devastated.

"Of course, there's a live police search going on and I'm desperately hoping that we have the good news that we're all praying for."

She added: "The priority has to be finding that girl - and hoping she's safe and sound."

At the scene: Oli Constable, BBC Look North

It's windy this afternoon, making the water in the reservoir very choppy.

The boat used by police search teams has been rocked side-to-side as two people place white and blue buoys in the water.

The focus has been around the dam wall, which arcs around in the middle of the valley.

Family members watch on from near the main road as specialist officers try to find the young girl who went into the water more than 24 hours ago. It must be an agonising wait for news.

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