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| Missing teenager: Police search for boy seen in River Thames | Missing teenager: Police search for boy seen in River Thames |
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| Crews from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue, and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service have been carrying out searches | |
| Police are searching for a teenage boy who went missing in a river overnight. | |
| Gloucestershire Police were called at around 22:00 BST on Sunday after the boy was spotted in the River Thames near Lechlade on Thames. | Gloucestershire Police were called at around 22:00 BST on Sunday after the boy was spotted in the River Thames near Lechlade on Thames. |
| The National Police Air Service, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Severn Area Rescue Association carried out searches into the early hours of Monday. | The National Police Air Service, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Severn Area Rescue Association carried out searches into the early hours of Monday. |
| Specialist teams have now launched a fresh search for him. | Specialist teams have now launched a fresh search for him. |
| The coastguard said four teenage boys had been playing in the river | |
| The boy had been with three others by the river and some of the group had entered the water to try to find him. | The boy had been with three others by the river and some of the group had entered the water to try to find him. |
| A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said: "Searches have been taking place in the River Thames after a report a teenager was in the water near Lechlade on Thames. | A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said: "Searches have been taking place in the River Thames after a report a teenager was in the water near Lechlade on Thames. |
| "Police were called at around 22:00 yesterday and emergency services attended. | "Police were called at around 22:00 yesterday and emergency services attended. |
| "Officers have been supported by the National Police Air Service, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Severn Area Rescue Association while searches continued into the early hours of this morning. | "Officers have been supported by the National Police Air Service, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Severn Area Rescue Association while searches continued into the early hours of this morning. |
| "The teenage boy has not yet been located and specialist search teams will be continuing with the search today. His next of kin are aware." | "The teenage boy has not yet been located and specialist search teams will be continuing with the search today. His next of kin are aware." |
| In a statement, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said it had been alerted by the coastguard at 22:03 BST on Sunday night. | |
| "We were called at 10.03pm by the coastguard to reports that some teenagers, believed to be aged about 17, had been playing in the river at Lechlade and one hadn't resurfaced. | |
| "We assisted the search by sending three crews from Fairford, Gloucester South and Tewkesbury along with boat crews. | |
| "We liaised with coastguards and the police who were coordinating the search and came away from the scene at about 4am." | |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| River Thames | River Thames |
| Gloucestershire Constabulary | Gloucestershire Constabulary |