A teenage boy is feared to have drowned after getting into difficulty in the River Thames - making him the sixth to die since yesterday's Met Office weather warning came into force.
Metropolitan Police were alerted at 4.43pm by the London Ambulance Service to reports that a child had been seen entering the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton. Officers, paramedics and the London Fire Brigade responded and after an extensive search involving members of the public,the operation was brought to an end at 6.40pm. Sadly the child was not found. Efforts to recover his body will continue into this evening.
The boy's next of kin are aware and are being supported by specialist officers, The Mirror reports.
