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Body found in search for girl missing in River Thames | Body found in search for girl missing in River Thames |
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Police were called at 13:45 BST on Friday after concerns were raised for two children who had entered the river in Gravesend | Police were called at 13:45 BST on Friday after concerns were raised for two children who had entered the river in Gravesend |
A body has been found in the search for a girl missing in the River Thames in Kent. | A body has been found in the search for a girl missing in the River Thames in Kent. |
Police were called at 13:45 BST on Friday after concerns were raised for two children who had entered the river at Royal Pier Road in Gravesend. | Police were called at 13:45 BST on Friday after concerns were raised for two children who had entered the river at Royal Pier Road in Gravesend. |
Emergency services attended the scene, where a boy was retrieved from the water and taken to a local hospital. He remains in a stable condition. | Emergency services attended the scene, where a boy was retrieved from the water and taken to a local hospital. He remains in a stable condition. |
At about 11:40 BST on Saturday, Kent Police and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) recovered a body from the river, since confirmed to be that of the missing girl. | At about 11:40 BST on Saturday, Kent Police and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) recovered a body from the river, since confirmed to be that of the missing girl. |
Formal identification by the missing girl's next of kin has taken place, Kent Police said. | Formal identification by the missing girl's next of kin has taken place, Kent Police said. |
The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner, the force added. | The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner, the force added. |