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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Alahna Kindred

Boy, 14, missing believed drowned in River Thames - sixth to die in UK heatwave

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 called to reports 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 responded with paramedics and the London Fire Brigade. An extensive search was carried out involving all three emergency services and members of the public.

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