Valentine Ikechukwu: Tragedy as Nigerian teenager drowns in UK Lake, police take action

• The assemblage of 16-year-old Nigerian teen Valentine Ikechukwu, who drowned successful Colwick Country Park Lake, has been recovered
• A multi-agency rescue cognition led by Nottinghamshire Police and exigency services resulted successful the find of the assemblage connected April 30
• Nottinghamshire Police noted that Valentine’s decease is not considered suspicious, and his household is being supported by trained officers done this hard time

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The assemblage of a United Kingdom-based Nigerian teen identified arsenic Valentine Ikechukwu, who drowned successful a water astatine Colwick Country Park connected April 30, has been recovered.

Nigerian teen Valentine Ikechukwu drowns successful UK lake. Image for illustration purposes. Photo credit: Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images
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Nottinghamshire Police confirmed the incidental successful an official statement shared connected Facebook, connected Thursday, May 8.

According to the police, the 16-year-old had got into occupation portion swimming successful the lake.

As reported by The Punch, exigency responders were alerted to the country astatine astir 5:00pm connected the time of the incident, and a hunt and rescue cognition was conducted.

The connection added that the teenager’s assemblage was recovered astatine astir 8:00pm pursuing an extended hunt coordinated by the constabulary and exigency responders.

The connection read:

“Emergency services were called to Colwick Country Park astatine 5.20 p.m. connected Wednesday, April 30, aft Valentine got into trouble whilst swimming successful the lake.“A multi-agency rescue cognition was launched, involving a constabulary underwater hunt team, assisted by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. He was discovered soon earlier 8 pm.”

UK constabulary stock further update

UK constabulary has recovered the assemblage of 16-year-old British-Nigerian lad Valentine Ikechukwu. Photo credit: Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images, Nottinghamshire Police
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Reacting to the incident, Police Detective Inspector, Gail Routledge, noted that “Valentine’s household is being supported by specially trained officers pursuing this incident.”

He added:

“This was a calamity wherever a young lad mislaid his life. Our thoughts stay with Valentine’s household and friends during this incredibly hard time.“While enactment continues to recognize however Valentine came into difficulty, I would similar to instrumentality this accidental to item the devastating consequences of entering unfastened water, careless of whether radical bash truthful deliberately oregon inadvertently.”

Family reacts

Meanwhile, Valentine’s household described him arsenic a well-behaved son, and his nonaccomplishment has near the household devastated.

“Long unrecorded Valentine, everlastingly 16. He was a erstwhile Nottingham College pupil and was well-liked amongst his friends. Words cannot picture what we are going done close now.“We would kindly petition privateness truthful that we tin grieve arsenic a household and effort to travel to presumption with what has happened to our Valentine. He volition beryllium everlastingly missed.”

Nottinghamshire Police further confirmed that “Valentine’s decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious, and a record is being prepared for the Coroner.”

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Nigerian caregiver recovered dormant successful UK apartment

Meanwhile, Legit.ng antecedently reported that a Nigerian caregiver died successful the UK, according to accusation shared connected societal media by those who knew her.

A societal media station claimed the woman conscionable returned from Nigeria, wherever she did her matrimony introduction.

According to the post, she was found dormant successful her apartment successful Leeds, UK, aft people could not scope her for days.

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