A TEENAGER feared drowned in a Worcestershire quarry has been named as Haider Ali.
National press have named the 17-year-old, understood be from Birmingham, with family calling him the "life and soul" of their family.
Earlier we reported police were called to Shavers End "Blue Lagoon" Quarry, near Stourport, at 4.45pm on August 12 to reports a 17 year-old had gone into the water.
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Emergency services searched the lake but did not find him, and searches with divers have continued today.
A cordon has been in place at the quarry to allow emergency services to do their work.
Detective Inspector Justin Taylor said: “We’re supporting the boy’s family as our searches of the lake continue."
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