Man, 21, dies after falling into ‘freezing’ River Thames near London Bridge

Police search the river at London Bridge

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A young man has died after falling into the River Thames near London Bridge as temperatures plunged to -3°C.

The 21-year-old’s body was later recovered from the bank following a huge search by officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Marine Policing Unit, City of London and RNLI.