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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. | |
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 being utilised. | |
The missing man has not been named by officers searching for him. | |
A letter to members of Thames Rowing Club said Phil McGee, head of rowing at Latymer School, had called it a "tragic incident". | |
Mr Hill has coached both at Thames Rowing Club and at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, instructing the women's squad. | |
RNLI, Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade boats all been involved in the search. |