Update 2 – Missing boy, Collingwood Park

Police have located the body of a 16-year-old boy who went missing while swimming at a quarry in the Collingwood Park area last month.

It is believed that on the morning of January 25, the boy went missing after jumping into the water and failing to resurface.

Police divers located the boy’s body in the water this afternoon.

Ipswich police would like to thank all agencies who assisted them during the search.

Police will be preparing a report for the Coroner.

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