Body found near Tees Barrage after searches for missing teenager from Billingham
Officers were called out earlier today
Police say they were called out around 3:20pm this afternoon, to the River Tees near the Tees Barrage.
The body of a man has been recovered, no formal identification has taken place yet, but police say the family of missing 18-year-old Lewis Penfold-Roche from Billingham have been informed and continue to be supported by specially trained officers.
They say their thoughts are with his family.