An 11-year-old girl is missing after she went into the River Thames in east London, police have said.
Metropolitan Police were called to reports the girl had entered the river close to Bargehouse Causeway, near London City Airport in North Woolwich, at about 13:15 BST.
A “large scale” search was launched – but it was scaled down a few hours later, with London Ambulance Service (LAS) and London Fire Brigade (LFB) saying the police were now in charge of the operation.
Officers said the girl’s next of kin had been told and were being supported.
The LFB said search operations for firefighters concluded at about 15:50 BST, when “responsibility for the incident was left with the police”.
Firefighters from East Ham, Barking, Ilford and Bexley were sent to the scene.
The LFB said it worked alongside crews from HM Coastguard, RNLI, London Ambulance Service and the Metropolitan Police Service.
“The brigade also deployed its drone team and fire boat as part of its response, with crews carrying out a systematic search of the area.”
A LAS spokesman said they were called at about 13:20 BST to reports of a person in the water at Lowestoft Mews.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team.”
