Man dies after ‘falling into freezing River Thames’ near London Bridge in -3C temperatures 

A man has died after falling into the ‘freezing’ River Thames last night as temperatures reached -3C degrees.

The body of the unidentified man was recovered near London Bridge around 9.25pm, Met Police have confirmed.

Investigators say the man is believed to have been seen entering the water earlier and ‘the circumstances of the death are not being treated as suspicious.’

His death comes as a Britain battled spell of extreme cold, snow and ice. At least four people have died in recent days after getting into trouble in freezing waters.

A man has died after falling into the ‘freezing’ River Thames last night as temperatures reached -3C degrees

Emergency crews responded to the scene around 5.30pm yesterday after the man was seen entering the Thames. 

The Met’s Marine Policing Unit, City of London Police and the RNLI all assisted with the search but were unable to locate the missing man.

‘At 9.25pm the body of a man was recovered from the banks of the water at London Bridge. He is believed to be the man seen entering the water earlier,’ a Met Police spokesperson told My London. 

‘Police are working to confirm his identity and inform next of kin. The circumstances of the death are not being treated as suspicious.’  

The man’s death comes after four young boys fell into a frozen lake in Solihull at the weekend. 

Three of the four victims, aged eight, 10 and 11 tragically died after plunging through the ice at Babbs Mill Park, while a fourth, aged just six, is fighting for his life in hospital. 

The body of the unidentified man was recovered near London Bridge around 9.25pm, Met Police have confirmed. Investigators say the man is believed to have been seen entering the water earlier and ‘the circumstances of the death are not being treated as suspicious’

Meantime, snow and ice warnings continue for Britons today after thousands were left without power in freezing conditions.

The Met Office has extended a yellow warning for snow and ice covering northern Scotland and north east England until noon on Friday.

It comes as the Scottish Government declared a major incident for Shetland on Tuesday after thousands of homes were left without power amid plummeting temperatures.

SSEN Distribution is working to restore supplies to about 2,800 homes, but warned full restoration is only likely by the end of the week. 

Met Office spokesperson Becky White said that areas covered by the latest weather warnings could see up to 10cm of fresh snow on higher ground.

‘We could see a good few new centimetres of snow accumulation,’ she said.

‘We could see around 1-4cms at lower levels and 5-10cm on higher ground across the Highlands.’

An ice warning is also in place in eastern England until noon today.

The national forecaster has also added a yellow ice warning in northern parts of Northern Ireland, including Belfast, from noon yesterday until noon today. 

‘There will be a risk of ice across the country over the next few days, but particularly tonight,’ she said.

‘There is a band of rain moving in from the South West, but it may turn into snow as it reaches land.’