Man dies swimming in Ullswater
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The search of Ullswater took about six hours
A man has died and a teenager was taken to hospital after getting into difficulties swimming in the Lake District.
The body of a man in his 20s was found at Ullswater by specialist divers shortly before 23:00 BST on Thursday.
An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital and later discharged, Cumbria Police said.
Emergency services began their search at Howtown, on the lake's east shore, at 17:00 BST.
The search operation involved all three emergency services, as well the coastguard and volunteers from a mountain rescue team.
The dead man's family have been informed, police added.
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