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Mother and child die after getting 'into difficulty' in water in London park
Police said the deaths are not being treated as suspicious as officers work to identify the woman and child’s next of kin.
- A woman and child died after being recovered from the water at Elthorne Park in Ealing just before 4.30pm on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said.
- The pair, understood to be a mother and her son, were pulled from the water after officers were called to Elthorne Park in Ealing shortly before 4.30pm.
- Detective Superintendent Pete Thackray, from the West Area Command Unit of the Metropolitan Police, said that while an investigation is underway, "all initial indications are that the circumstances are not suspicious."
- Emergency crews and members of the public did their "very best" in an "incredibly challenging situation," according to Detective Superintendent Thackray.
- Jon Ball, a Liberal Democrat for Ealing Common, expressed his condolences, stating, "My thoughts go out to the family of those involved.
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Mother and child killed after experiencing 'difficulty' in waters of popular London park
A mother and her young son have died after "getting into difficulty" in water at Elthorne Park in Ealing, west London.Metropolitan Police officers were dispatched to the scene shortly before 4.30pm following reports that two individuals were struggling in the water.The park sits alongside the River Brent.Both the woman and child were pulled from the water by emergency responders, but neither survived. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Police hav…
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