The Met Police and other emergency services are currently searching for an 11-year-old girl who was seen entering the River Thames. All emergency services are actively searching for the girl, who was spotted entering the river in east London, near Barge House Causeway, at around 1.15pm today.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “A large scale response is ongoing, supported by all emergency services, working together to conduct an extensive search in efforts to locate her. Her next of kin have been made aware and are being supported by officers.”
The London Ambulance Service was called at around the same time “to reports of a person in the water at Lowestoft Mews” but was later stood down. A spokesperson added: “We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team. Our crews assisted our emergency services partners at the scene but were later stood down.”
