A major search operation has been launched after two children got into difficulty in the River Thames this afternoon.
Coastguard officials said a boy has been recovered from the water, but the other child – believed to be a girl – is still missing.
An HM Coastguard spokesman said: “HM Coastguard is responding to a report of two children in difficulty in the water near the Royal Terrace Pier, Gravesend. The alarm was raised at about 1.35pm on 30 May. One child has been recovered and the search is ongoing for a second.
“Metropolitan Police boats are attending as well as the RNLI lifeboat from Gravesend, Kent. Police, and a police helicopter. South East Coast Ambulance Service was sent.”
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