Surrey Quays: Man dies and boy, 13, saved from drowning in south east London dock

Crowds watch as emergency services work to rescue the person.
Kristina Kuznetsova
Francesca Gillett18 June 2017

A man has died after falling into a dock in south east London.

Emergency services rushed to Greenland Dock in Surrey Quays at around 8.20pm on Saturday after reports of a man and a boy in the water.

The 13-year-old boy was saved from drowning by a member of the public but search crews were unable to find the man, 26.

The search continued on Sunday morning and the man's body was pulled from the water.

Crowds gathered on Saturday night as the dramatic rescue effort unfolded for more than two hours.

The scene at Greenland Dock on Saturday evening.
Paul Wyatt

Bystanders shared photos online of a heavy police presence as a police helicopter circled overhead. Fire engines and an ambulance were also at the scene.

A spokesman for the Met Police said: "Officers, including the Marine Policing Unit, attended and found that one of those people - a boy believed aged 13 - had managed to get out of the water. He was taken to hospital as a precaution and subsequently discharged.

Firefighters, paramedics and police officers were at the scene.
Sara Bandali

"The second person, a 26-year-old man, could not be found. London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade and the Harbour Master also attended and rescue units enter the water but the man was not found.

"This morning, the body of a man was recovered from the water. His next of kin have been informed."

Police added the incident is not thought to be suspicious.

One photo from the dock shows a rescue lifeboat as emergency workers stand nearby.

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