POLICE searching for a missing child in Co Derry found the youngster stranded in a river, waist deep in freezing water.
Officers from the Magherafelt Local Policing Team had been alerted to the plight of a 12-year-old who had gone missing from home.
Co-ordinated searches ensured the child was located but they were found standing waist deep in a local river.
Officers had to enter the water due to concerns for the child’s safety and health because the water was extremely cold.
The child was rescued from the river and taken to hospital for treatment.
Chief Inspector Robinson said: “This was outstanding police work by all the officers involved, if it had not been for their actions this could have been a very different outcome.”
