Body of boy, 14, found in River Thames in 11th water-related death during heatwave

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The body of a 14-year-old boy has been recovered from the River Thames making him the 11th person to die in water-related incidents during the recent heatwave. Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the River Thames near Donnington Bridge, Oxford, at around 5.30pm on Wednesday. Thames Valley Police confirmed that the boy?s family have been informed and his death was being treated as ?unexplained but not suspicious?. It comes after a number of similar deaths resulting from open water swimming during a record-breaking heatwave, which saw temperatures climb to 35.1C in Kew Gardens, west London, on Tuesday.
Police, fire and ambulance services attended the scene in Oxford on Wednesday (Picture: Google Maps)

The body of a 14-year-old boy has been found in the River Thames.

Emergency services were called to an ...

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