Body found in search for missing girl in River Thames in Gravesend
Emergency services were first called to reports of two children in difficulty in water yesterday afternoon
Kent Police have confirmed a body has been found in the River Thames in the search for a missing girl.
Specialist teams were first called out yesterday afternoon (Friday 30th May 2025) to reports of two children in difficulty in the water.
The death's not being treated as suspicious.
A boy who was initially rescued is in a stable condition in hospital.
A Kent Police spokesperson said:
"Officers searching the River Thames near Gravesend for a missing girl have located a body.
"Kent Police was called by the Port of London Authority at 1.46pm on Friday 30 May 2025, to concerns for the welfare of two children who had entered the river at Royal Pier Road.
"Patrols, H.M. Coastguard, the RNLI and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene where a boy had been retrieved from the water. He remains at a local hospital in a stable condition.
"Kent Police's Marine Unit and H.M. Coastguard continued the search of the water and river bank this morning.
"At around 11.40am, a body was recovered from the river near Gravesend with the assistance of the RNLI.
"Formal identification by the missing girl's next of kin has taken place. The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner."