A man has died after falling in the River Thames while being arrested by the police.
The Metropolitan Police were called to Kingston Bridge around 10.30pm on Friday after a man and woman known to each other got into an altercation.
Officers were in the process of arresting the man, believed to be aged in his 20s, when he entered the water. He had not been placed in handcuffs.
Emergency services were called to locate the man, including the Met’s Marine Policing Unit, National Police Air Service, London Fire Brigade and the RNLI.
The man was recovered from the water at around 00:30hrs and treated by paramedics. Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead. The man’s family have been informed.
Police cordons remains in place and enquiries are ongoing.
The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards have made a referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The IOPC are conducting an independent investigation.
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