A forensic screen has been erected on the town pier in Gravesend, Kent (Picture: Shutterstock)
The summer holiday Friday was brought to an abrupt end in Gravesend, Kent, after a body was discovered in River Thames.
A tragic discovery was made in the river near Royal Pier Road in the waterside town at lunchtime today.
Footage shows a forensic tent set up on the pontoon at the pier head.
The emergency services were alerted at about 12.41pm after reports of a body in the water, with the ambulance, Coastguard and the RNLI in attendance along with Kent Police officers.
The RNLI and police boats were seen scouring the water in Gravesend (Picture: Shutterstock)
The discovery in River Thames sparked an emergency response in Gravesend (Picture: Shutterstock)
The force told Metro.co.uk: ‘Kent Police was called at around 12.41pm on Friday 16 August 2024, to a report of a body in the River Thames near Royal Pier Road in Gravesend.
‘Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service, H.M. Coastguard and the RNLI, and remain at the scene.’
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