BBC News, West Midlands
BBCA boy who was found dead after he was reported missing in a lake in Birmingham “brought light and character” to his entire school, his teachers said.
Daniel Drewitt died on Thursday and his body was recovered from the water in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield.
Staff at Colmers School and Sixth Form College paid tribute to the 16-year-old and said he was confident, full of life and a talented sportsman.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and West Midlands Police said they were liaising with the coroner.
Their tribute said the whole school was left deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of the Year 11 student.
“Daniel was a young man who brought light and character to our entire school community; he was confident, full of life, a talented sportsman and so deeply loved by staff and fellow pupils alike,” they added.
“His warm presence and positive spirit will be sorely missed.”
A spokesperson for the school said they were doing all they could to support people during a difficult time.
“We know how deeply this loss will be felt by many and we are committed to ensuring no member of our school community feels alone in their grief,” they added.
“Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with Daniel’s family.”
Police said extensive efforts were made by all the emergency services to find Daniel.
Specialist teams and Birmingham City Council were involved in the search for him and his body was recovered from the water just after 22:00 BST.
The lake is normally a busy area and it is a popular park, but the whole pool was cordoned off while the search was carried out on Thursday.
Boats were used, with emergency services seen getting in and out of the water at times.
The Our Sutton Park community group thanked fishermen, who it said had jumped in the water in an attempt to save him.
The group said it wanted to send its “deepest condolences to the parents of the young boy”.
