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Dozens attend vigil on bridge for missing teenager

About 100 people have attended a vigil on a Lincolnshire bridge near where a 15-year-old boy went missing.After CCTV showed someone entering the water at around the same time and location, Lincolnshire Police said it was now a recovery operation.Image source,Dozens of people attended the vigil on Flood Road bridge, with some people holding lit candles

Police have also spoken to his friends and family, and have been reviewing CCTV and social media accounts.Supt Phil Baker, of Lincolnshire Police, says it's an emotionally difficult operation for all involved "We're dealing with a 15 year old, and as a result of that it's very difficult for me and my officers not to be emotional and having to relay that message to his family."

However, he added: "We'd ask that they now hand over the searching to our trained officers for their safety, as the banks of the river can be treacherous and the water is very fast-moving.

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