Police say a coastguard helicopter seen circling by residents in Colwick and Netherfield had been called out following concerned reports of teenagers in canoes on nearby waterways.
Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to Holme Pierrepont at around 7.20pm last night after a member of the public reported their concern for teenagers on a canoe in the fishing lake.
A large scale emergency service response quickly attended the scene to search for the group, however, after hours of searching, nothing was found.
The Coast Guard helicopter was utilised to search from the sky at around 10pm to aid officers searching on the ground.
The noise was heard over Colwick and Netherfield, with residents in Mapperley also reporting hearing the helicopter as it carried out a spotlight search.
Police Sergeant Iain Blackstock, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We take reports of people getting into trouble in water very seriously and will always work to bring such incidents to a safe conclusion.
“It would appear that the group had left area by the time emergency services arrived but I would ask that anyone who has any information about what happened to get in touch with police as soon as possible.
“The actions of this group led to a large scale emergency service response and we working to establish that the teenagers are safe and well.
“We are always incredibly concerned when we get reports of people in danger in bodies of water and our response last night was part of our commitment to ensuring that these types of reports are resolved quickly and safely.”
Anyone with any information on the incident should contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 698 of 24 February 2021
