Body found in Cambridgeshire after swimmer 'got into trouble'

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Teams search Crown Lakes near the village of Farcet on Saturday

A body has been found by rescuers searching for a man who got into trouble while swimming in a lake.

The man, aged in his 30s, was at Crown Lakes in Cambridgeshire when he was seen by anglers disappearing under the surface at about 15:30 BST on Saturday.

He had been with his girlfriend and another person at the time, according to Det Sup Martin Brunning.

The body of a man was recovered earlier and police are not treating the death as suspicious.

Two helicopters helped in the search on Saturday for the man.

Crown Lakes, near the village of Farcet, is on a former brick pit and according to police is 50ft (15m) at its deepest point.

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Fire and ambulance services were in attendance on Saturday

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