A body has been found in the River Thames following a major search for a missing girl who vanished near Gravesend, Kent.
Emergency services were called on Friday after reports that two children — a boy and a girl — got into difficulty in the water near Royal Terrace Pier, which is managed by the Port of London Authority.
The boy was pulled from the river and taken to hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.
On Saturday, Kent Police confirmed that a body was recovered from the water at around 11.40am.
Formal identification has not yet taken place. The ages of the children have also not been revealed.
A spokesman for the force said: "Officers searching the River Thames near Gravesend for a missing girl have located a body.
“Kent Police was called by the Port of London Authority at 1.46pm on Friday, May 30, 2025, to concerns for the welfare of two children who had entered the river at Royal Pier Road.
"Patrols, HM Coastguard, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene where a boy had been retrieved from the water.
“He remains at a local hospital in a stable condition.
"Kent Police's Marine Unit and HM Coastguard continued the search of the water and river bank this morning.
“At around 11.40am, a body was recovered from the river near Gravesend with the assistance of the RNLI.
“Formal identification by the missing girl's next of kin has taken place.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner."
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