Woman and child die after getting into ‘difficulty’ in water in west London
A woman and her young child died after getting into difficulty in the water at Elthorne Park in Ealing, west London, police said. They were pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious, and an investigation is ongoing. Authorities are working to notify the family and identify the pair.
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Elthorne Park, west London. Photograph: Gibson Blanc/AlamyView image in fullscreenElthorne Park, west London. Photograph: Gibson Blanc/AlamyUK newsWoman and child die after getting into ‘difficulty’ in water in west LondonPair, believed to be mother and son, recovered from water but died at scene in Elthorne Park, Ealing Nadeem BadshahSat 25 Apr 2026 15.49 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Apr 2026 23.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA woman and her young child have died after getting into “difficulty” in the water at a park in west London, police said.Officers were called to Elthorne Park in Ealing just before 4.30pm on Saturday, where a woman and her son were recovered from the water, the Metropolitan police said.Both died at the scene, the force said.In a statement, the Metropolitan…
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