The body of a man in his early 20s has been recovered from Bedfront Lakes in Hounslow after he did not return to shore.

Police were first called at 5.30pm yesterday to the lake just off Challenge Road.

Emergency services were told that a man had entered the water, but not returned to shore.

Hounslow Council closed the Bedfront Lakes while a search by officers, the National Police Air Service and Marine Policing unit was carried out overnight.

Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, August 10, a body was recovered from the water.

The man’s family have been informed.

Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 17:20hrs on Tuesday, 9 August to a lake off Challenge Road in Hounslow following reports of a concern for safety.

“Emergency services attended and were told that a man, aged in his early 20s, had entered the water and had failed to return to shore.

“A search – supported by the National Police Air Service and Marine Policing Unit – was carried out.

“Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, 10 August the body of a man was recovered from the water.

“While the death is being treated as unexpected, at this time it is not being treated as suspicious.

“The man’s family has been informed.”