Body found in lake as cops search for three other missing swimmers in River Thames
A BODY has been found in the River Thames today after three swimmers went missing in the heatwave.
"The man, believed to be aged 23, was swimming with friends and did not resurface. Officers and the marine policing unit attended and searched the area.The death is not being treated as suspicious. Agnes, 37, said: "I saw he was struggling in the water and shouting for help. I ran and raised the alarm.
Emergency services were called to Cotswold Water Park, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, at around 1.40pm yesterday following reports a swimmer had gone missing. "Police were called at 8.35pm to a report of a man seen in the River Thames near Kingston High Street. "Officers are in attendance with the Marine Policing Unit and RNLI. A search is currently taking place."Brits today baked in highs of 33C as an African heatwave with sweltering humidity swept across the UK.
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