Urgent search for man who entered water at Oxfordshire lock

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Emergency responders are conducting an urgent search for a young man who entered the water and "got into difficulty" at an Oxfordshire lock.
William, 23, whose surname has not been released, was at Buscot Lock in Faringdon with a group of friends on the evening of Saturday, July 12.
Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service received a call just after 9.10pm that William had "got into difficulty" in the water in the River Thames, and friends tried to retrieve him but were unable to do so.
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Thames Valley Police responded immediately and search and rescue teams were on the scene within minutes.
This included the National Police Air Service, specialist search teams (POLSA), search dogs and Oxfordshire Lowland Search & Rescue.
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However, the search is still ongoing as of Sunday morning, and police are asking the public to avoid the area.
Temporary chief superintendent Lis Knight said: "Searches have been under way for William since last night, but despite these extensive and thorough searches of the water and the river banks, we have, as yet, not been able to locate him.
"Officers from our specialist search team are continuing the search today.
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"William's next of kin are aware and are being offered support at this extremely distressing time, and my thoughts are with them all.
"We will continue our search for William until we have located him, and I would ask that his family's privacy is respected.
"I would ask people to please avoid the area today while our searches continue for William. His family are uppermost in our thoughts."