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| Missing Thames swimmers spark police searches | Missing Thames swimmers spark police searches |
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| Police divers are searching for three people missing in different stretches of the River Thames. | Police divers are searching for three people missing in different stretches of the River Thames. |
| They are looking for a 22-year-old man who failed to resurface after going swimming with friends in Shadwell Basin, Wapping just after 18:00 BST. | They are looking for a 22-year-old man who failed to resurface after going swimming with friends in Shadwell Basin, Wapping just after 18:00 BST. |
| Officers are also searching a stretch of the river at Waterloo bridge after reports of a person in difficulty in the water. | Officers are also searching a stretch of the river at Waterloo bridge after reports of a person in difficulty in the water. |
| A third person was reported to be in the water at Kingston upon Thames. | A third person was reported to be in the water at Kingston upon Thames. |
| As temperatures in London reached 32C, thousands of people headed for the river. | As temperatures in London reached 32C, thousands of people headed for the river. |
| In east London, divers searched for a man who disappeared under the water while with fellow swimmers. | In east London, divers searched for a man who disappeared under the water while with fellow swimmers. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police were called... at 18:06 to Garnet Street (Shadwell Basin) to a report of a man seen to enter the water. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police were called... at 18:06 to Garnet Street (Shadwell Basin) to a report of a man seen to enter the water. |
| "The man, believed to be aged 22 years, was swimming with friends and has not resurfaced." | "The man, believed to be aged 22 years, was swimming with friends and has not resurfaced." |
| Several hours after the search began the man was still missing. | Several hours after the search began the man was still missing. |
| Pictures posted on Twitter showed large numbers of people relaxing in the sun and on the water, in canoes in soaring temperatures. | Pictures posted on Twitter showed large numbers of people relaxing in the sun and on the water, in canoes in soaring temperatures. |
| At 20:30 police were called to central London, where a person was reported missing in the river. | At 20:30 police were called to central London, where a person was reported missing in the river. |
| Shortly after, at 20:35, more officers attended at Kingston, after reports another man was seen in the river near High Street. | |
| The Met said the Marine Policing Unit and RNLI led the search. |