Thames tragedy as boy drowns near Marlow
Police find body after boy was spotted struggling in the water
A boy has drowned in the river Thames after getting into difficulty in a stretch between Cookham and Bourne End.
Emergency teams started searching yesterday afternoon after the boy was spotted struggling in the water.
Following searches, his body was recovered from the river by divers.
His next of kin has been informed.
His death is being treated as unexplained and not suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
DI Mark Carolan, based at Reading police station, said:
“Our thoughts remain with the boy’s family at this incredibly difficult time.
“I would like to thank the emergency services, local residents and the divers from Specialist Group International who assisted our officers in searching for the boy.”
It comes after officers were called to Boulters Lock, at the River Thames in Maidenhead on Monday, after a report of a woman’s body in the river at 7.15am.
The force said the woman’s death is being treated as unexplained and that formal identification has yet to take place, with officers working to establish the circumstances and to identify a next of kin.
Boulters Lock and Cookham Lock are both closed and police are asking that members of the public avoid the area.