A DEAD body has been found in the River Thames during a search for a missing man.
Specialist diving teams were searching for a young man who went missing on Sunday July 13.
AlamyRescue teams have recovered a dead body during the search for a 23-year-old man[/caption]
AlamyHe was last seen getting into difficulty in the River Thames at Buscot Lock, Oxfordshire[/caption]
Facebook/Wiltshire Search and RescueThames Valley Police announced the tragic news after discovering a body this afternoon[/caption]
He was last seen entering the River Thames at Buscot Lock, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire.
Police received a report just after 9.10pm on Saturday that 23-year-old William had got into difficulty after entering the river.
Emergency services rushed to the scene.
A number of search and rescue teams responded immediately.
This included Thames Valley Police, National Police Air Service, specialist search teams (POLSA), search dogs and Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire, Wiltshire Search & Rescue, Severn Area Rescue Association and Hampshire Search & Rescue Dogs.
The Avon & Somerset police dive team also attended the investigation.
Thames Valley Police announced this evening that they had found a body during the search this afternoon.
Formal identification is yet to take place.
Local police believe the body to be William and have informed his next of kin.
His death is not believed to be suspicious.
Temporary Chief Superintendent Lis Knight said: “Extensive searches were untaken to locate William, and I am saddened to confirm that we have located a young man’s body.
“William’s family have been kept updated throughout the day.
“An investigation will be conducted on behalf of the Oxfordshire Coroner, but we do not believe the death to be suspicious.
“I would like to offer my sincere thanks to all agencies who have assisted us with our search throughout the day.
“It is a very tragic outcome, and my thoughts and the thoughts of all of us at Thames Valley Police remain with William’s family at this extremely distressing time.”
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