Man dies in river off path between Richmond and Kingston

By The Editor 25th Feb 2021

A man died in the River Thames last week.

It happened off the towpath which connects Richmond and Kingston, about halfway between Teddington Lock and Kingston.

Police set up a cordon on Lower Ham Road and the stretch of path was closed in both directions as emergency services attended the scene.

A police spokesman confirmed the tragic news: "Police were called to Lower Ham Road in Kingston on Thursday, February 18 at approximately 11:00hrs to reports of a body of a man in the River Thames.

"Police Marine Units attended along with RNLI and London Ambulance Service. A man was recovered from the river. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Next of kin have been informed.

"At this time, the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious."

Please sign up for our weekly newsletter at the top of this story and follow our online newspaper on your favourite social media channel. You can find us @RichmondNubNews on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

     

New richmond Jobs Section Launched!!
Vacancies updated hourly!!
Click here: richmond jobs

Share:


Sign-Up for our FREE Newsletter

We want to provide richmond with more and more clickbait-free local news.
To do that, we need a loyal newsletter following.
Help us survive and sign up to our FREE weekly newsletter.

Already subscribed? Thank you. Just press X or click here.
We won't pass your details on to anyone else.
By clicking the Subscribe button you agree to our Privacy Policy.