Boy's body found after NSW dinghy accident

1 Oct 2012, 12:11 pm   -   Source: AAP

Police have recovered the body a 13-year-old boy who went missing after his dinghy overturned on a lake in the NSW Hunter Valley.

The body of a 13-year-old boy has been recovered after his dinghy overturned on a lake in the NSW Hunter Valley.

Dylan Spicer has been missing since Saturday when he and a 16-year-old friend were thrown into the water at Lake Liddell.

The older boy tried to save the teenager but he disappeared under the surface, police said.

A search for the Newcastle boy resumed at first light on Monday, with police divers recovering his body a few hours later at 9.30am (AEST).

He was identified at the scene by family members, police said.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

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