Dad ‘felt son was discarded’ by police after he went missing in floodwater before body found in ditch

A coroner warned of a “significant risk of future deaths” after an inquest into teenager Alan Hirst’s death revealed concerns over the availability of specialist police officersAlan Hirst’s body was found days after he went missing(Image: West Mercia Police)A heartbroken father says his teenage son was “discarded” by police after delays in the search for him before his body was found in a flooded ditch.