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| River Thames searched after rowing coach goes missing | River Thames searched after rowing coach goes missing |
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| A missing rowing coach may have fallen in the River Thames in south-west London, the Port of London Authority has said. | A missing rowing coach may have fallen in the River Thames in south-west London, the Port of London Authority has said. |
| It is believed the man, named locally as Michael Hill, a coach at Latymer Upper School, fell into the river from a coaching boat near Putney Embankment, at about 19:20 GMT on Monday. | It is believed the man, named locally as Michael Hill, a coach at Latymer Upper School, fell into the river from a coaching boat near Putney Embankment, at about 19:20 GMT on Monday. |
| Police said the search was ongoing with high tide and low tide being utilised. | |
| The missing man has not been named by officers searching for him. | The missing man has not been named by officers searching for him. |
| In a letter to members of Thames Rowing Club, Phil McGee, head of rowing at Latymer School, said it was a "tragic incident". | |
| Mr Hill has coached at Thames Rowing Club and at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, instructing the women's squad. | |
| RNLI, Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade boats have all been involved in the search. | |
| A spokesman for the Port of London Authority said a stretch some miles upstream and downstream was being searched, close to Putney Pier. |