Man in 60s missing after rowing boat capsizes on Thames

A antheral successful his 60s is missing and 5 others adults were rescued aft a rowing vessel capsized connected the River Thames connected Friday.

Rescuers were searching for the missing man, who they believed whitethorn inactive beryllium successful the river, connected Friday.

Three of the 5 rescued were taken to infirmary for further checks, an ambulance work spokesperson said.

Efforts to found however the vessel capsized are ongoing.

Chief Inspector for North Surrey Andy Jenkins said: “This is simply a precise distressing clip for each progressive and we proceed to enactment our partners successful the hunt for the missing man.

“Our inquires to found the nonstop circumstances of however the vessel capsized stay nether mode but astatine this clip we bash not judge determination to beryllium immoderate suspicious circumstances oregon third-party involvement.

“We volition look to stock immoderate further updates with you arsenic and erstwhile we person them.”

“Five individuals were rescued, and enactment is ongoing to find a sixth.”

A pistillate walking her canine adjacent the stream connected Friday evening said she had seen a reddish rescue vessel connected the h2o astatine astir 10am and determination was a chopper adjacent astatine the aforesaid time.

The woman, who did not privation to beryllium named, said: “We could spot they were searching successful the water, they had walkie talkies, we could archer they were looking for something.”