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| Teenager river search called off | Teenager river search called off |
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| Rescue teams searching a stretch of the River Thames in Oxford after a teenage boy fell off his bike into the river have called off their hunt. | |
| The emergency services, including a rescue boat, firefighters and a helicopter, were called to the scene by Walton Well Road at 1704 GMT. | The emergency services, including a rescue boat, firefighters and a helicopter, were called to the scene by Walton Well Road at 1704 GMT. |
| A helicopter with heat-seeking equipment was called in to try and find the missing 15-year-old. | A helicopter with heat-seeking equipment was called in to try and find the missing 15-year-old. |
| A police spokesman said the search would resume early on Monday morning. | A police spokesman said the search would resume early on Monday morning. |
| Earlier the police said the river was "swollen" and members of the boy's family were thought to be at the scene. | Earlier the police said the river was "swollen" and members of the boy's family were thought to be at the scene. |
| The Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "We are extremely concerned and conditions are treacherous. | The Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "We are extremely concerned and conditions are treacherous. |
| "There is not much more we can do tonight." | "There is not much more we can do tonight." |
| He said officers would re-evaluate the scale of the search and whether to use the force helicopter again when the search resumes. | He said officers would re-evaluate the scale of the search and whether to use the force helicopter again when the search resumes. |
| Ambulance and fire crews assisted police with the search after the youngster fell into the river in the Port Meadow Marina area. | Ambulance and fire crews assisted police with the search after the youngster fell into the river in the Port Meadow Marina area. |
| The search was called off at 1950GMT. | The search was called off at 1950GMT. |