Kent Police have said they’ve recovered a body in the search for a missing girl. Yesterday (May 30), His Majesty’s Coastguard confirmed it had been called to a report of two children struggling in the water.
The boy was rescued and taken to the hospital. His condition was later confirmed to be stable.
Now, Kent Police have found a body in the search for the girl. They said: “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.”
Kent Police was originally called at 1.46pm on Friday, May 20. Police, ambulance, the coastguard, and the RNLI all attended.
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