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Police and RNLI search the Thames after person falls from Uber Boat late at night

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Police boats and a boat from the RNLI search the Thames from Rotherhithe to the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London after a person fell from an Uber Boat by Thames clippers vessel late on thursday night. A spokesperson for Uber Boats by Thames Clippers said “At approximately 23:41 the crew of an Uber Boat by Thames Clippers vessel alerted the coastguard of a man overboard and commenced a full search and rescue operation. Our teams will continue to assist the authorities with their investigation and support the crew members involved in this incident.” The London Ambulance Service also attended the scene with resources including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and paramedics from their hazardous area response team. An RNLI spokesperson stated "Tower RNLI was tasked at 11.46pm last night to reports of a person in the water. They searched along with police boats and a helicopter for two hours before the search was stood down."

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