Emergency services searching for child missing in the Thames

Emergency services are responding to reports of a kid missing successful the Thames.

In a statement, His Majesty's Coastguard said it was responding to a study of 2 children successful trouble successful the h2o adjacent the Royal Terrace Pier, Gravesend.

One kid has been rescued, however, the hunt is ongoing for a second.

"The alarm was raised astatine astir 1.35pm," the connection said.

"Metropolitan Police boats are attending arsenic good arsenic the RNLI lifeboat from Gravesend, Kent Police, and a constabulary helicopter.

"South East Coast Ambulance Service was sent."

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