Emergency services were called to Watermead Park on Saturday morning and the search continued into the afternoon. After locating the body, the police concluded that there were no suspicious circumstances around the case. The police will now create a file for the forensic office, which will handle the identification. READ MORE: The search in Watermead Park for the missing man enters the fourth day The full statement of the Leicestershire police that was released shortly before 3.30 p.m. “Police searching a lake in Watermead Park found the body of a man today. Although no official identification has been made, it is believed that a man was seen entering the water on Friday night,” he said. “Dedicated officers continue to provide support to the man’s family at this time. His death is not being treated as a suspect and a file will be prepared for the medical examiner. The identity of the deceased is a matter for the medical examiner. “We would like to thank the members of the public who presented information and the local community for their support, cooperation and understanding.” Search teams from Nottinghamshire had been to the beauty spot north of Leicester earlier today to assist in the search. Later, however, shortly before 13:00, the police officers were seen picking up their equipment and leaving the area. Earlier this week, Ryan Hornby, 22, and George Lee, 21, told LeicestershireLive how the man, whose name has not yet been released, called for help after being dragged to Lake Mammoth on an air bed on Friday. on the hottest day of the year. . Ryan said: “The whole thing was just traumatic. We were right on the edge of the shallow part of the lake trying to see how cold it was. “There was another group near us and one of them got on the airbed in the water and just got carried away.” The 22-year-old said that he and George saw the bed being dragged “more and more” in the middle of the lake. The man jumped into the water and started swimming back after noticing how far away he was, but eventually started fighting. “He went downstairs and came back and called for help,” Ryan added. The couple tried to go out to the lake to help him, but said they felt the mud slipping under their feet and there was nothing else they could do. Read more related articles Read more related articles