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| Missing 11-year-old girl was seen paddling in River Thames | Missing 11-year-old girl was seen paddling in River Thames |
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| The girl entered the river close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport | The girl entered the river close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport |
| An 11-year-old girl who went missing after she entered the River Thames had been paddling in the water during a day off from school, according to residents living near the scene. | An 11-year-old girl who went missing after she entered the River Thames had been paddling in the water during a day off from school, according to residents living near the scene. |
| Metropolitan Police was called to reports the girl had entered the river close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport, east London, at about 13:15 BST on Monday. | Metropolitan Police was called to reports the girl had entered the river close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport, east London, at about 13:15 BST on Monday. |
| The force later led a search of the river, which involved boats and helicopters from HM Coastguard, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and London Fire Brigade (LFB). | The force later led a search of the river, which involved boats and helicopters from HM Coastguard, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and London Fire Brigade (LFB). |
| Kerry Benadjaoud, 62, said she discovered shoes, a sock, a coat and a phone near the river, and had handed the items to the police. | |
| Police search for girl in Thames near City Airport | Police search for girl in Thames near City Airport |
| "Apparently she was paddling, so her socks and shoes were off, her coat, then she must have slipped and gone down," she added. | "Apparently she was paddling, so her socks and shoes were off, her coat, then she must have slipped and gone down," she added. |
| The child had been playing near the water with a young boy and girl, residents said. | The child had been playing near the water with a young boy and girl, residents said. |
| On Monday emergency services launched a "large-scale response" to the incident, the force said, but crews from the London Ambulance Service, LFB and the RNLI were later stood down. | On Monday emergency services launched a "large-scale response" to the incident, the force said, but crews from the London Ambulance Service, LFB and the RNLI were later stood down. |
| Ms Benadjaoud said a boy who had been with the girl appeared to be about eight or nine years old. | Ms Benadjaoud said a boy who had been with the girl appeared to be about eight or nine years old. |
| She said: "The little boy turned around and said 'I tried to hold her hand but it slipped'. | |
| "I said to the little boy's parents, obviously he needs to see someone because it's going to affect him later." | "I said to the little boy's parents, obviously he needs to see someone because it's going to affect him later." |
| Shaleen Rajaendram, 59, who lives on Barge House Road, which leads onto the causeway, told PA: "I heard upstairs a guy was screaming 'wait there, wait, the police is coming'." | Shaleen Rajaendram, 59, who lives on Barge House Road, which leads onto the causeway, told PA: "I heard upstairs a guy was screaming 'wait there, wait, the police is coming'." |
| The man was standing on a balcony in a block of flats overlooking the river and later told Ms Rajaendram he had been alerted to the incident by the children "shouting, screaming", she said. | The man was standing on a balcony in a block of flats overlooking the river and later told Ms Rajaendram he had been alerted to the incident by the children "shouting, screaming", she said. |
| Ms Rajaendram continued: "Then I saw suddenly two kids were coming out to the top of the bridge, I said 'what happened?' | Ms Rajaendram continued: "Then I saw suddenly two kids were coming out to the top of the bridge, I said 'what happened?' |
| "Then they said 'one of my friends was playing in the water, one of my friends has gone into water and she's gone underneath and we can't find her'." | "Then they said 'one of my friends was playing in the water, one of my friends has gone into water and she's gone underneath and we can't find her'." |
| Barge House Causeway is a concrete slope that goes directly into the River Thames and is used to transport boats. | Barge House Causeway is a concrete slope that goes directly into the River Thames and is used to transport boats. |
| Residents said that the slope appeared to be covered in moss and was slippery. | Residents said that the slope appeared to be covered in moss and was slippery. |
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