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The Sun
4 days ago
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- The Sun
‘Beautiful' girl, 9, died after she ‘slipped & fell into Thames playing with cousin' as heartbreaking tributes paid
THE heartbroken family of a nine-year-old girl who died after entering the River Thames have paid tribute to their "beautiful angel". Emergency services had been frantically searching for the child who disappeared under the water by the Royal Terrace Pier, in Gravesend, Kent on May 30. 2 She has now been named on social media as 'Bia' and is understood to have been just nine years old. The alarm was raised at about 1:45pm yesterday after two children got into difficulty in the river. It is understood Bia was playing with her cousin near the water when she slipped and the current pulled her in. A young boy was quickly recovered whilst an urgent rescue operation was carried out for Bia. Devastated members of her family, reportedly from Romania, say she "had her whole life ahead of her" but "but she had the life that was decided by God". Last night, relative Mirela Turcanu posted on social media: "Oh, she left us speechless, this little girl had her whole life ahead of her, but she had the life that was decided by God. "Smooth road to heaven, my niece." Leon Alkapone described her as "my niece, my beautiful angel". Another post said: "Rest In Peace, Little Angel, Bia. May God comfort the grieving family." At 11.40am on Saturday, a body was recovered from the river, near Gravesend and formal identification by the girl's next of kin took place. Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner. It is understood Bia was playing with her cousin near the water when she slipped and the current pulled her in. The boy saved from the water during the initial search remains at a local hospital in a stable condition. Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner. A police helicopter and South East Coast Ambulance Service were also sent to the scene. Kent Police was called by the Port of London Authority.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Heartbroken family pay tribute to 'beautiful' girl, nine, who died after entering the River Thames
The heartbroken family of a nine-year-old girl who died after entering the River Thames have paid tribute to their 'beautiful angel'. The tragic youngster, named on social media as 'Bia', died after entering the water at the Royal Pier Road in Gravesend, Kent, at around 1.40pm on Friday. Kent Police said her body was recovered from the river yesterday morning, after a search by police's marine units, the coastguard helicopter and lifeboats. Devastated members of her family said she 'had her whole life ahead of her' but 'she had the life that was decided by God'. Relative Mirela Turcanu posted on social media: 'Oh, she left us speechless, this little girl had her whole life ahead of her, but she had the life that was decided by God. 'Smooth road to heaven, my niece.' Leon Alkapone described her as 'my niece, my beautiful angel'. Another post said: 'Rest In Peace, Little Angel, Bia. May God comfort the grieving family.' Emergency services were called to the Royal Terrace Pier in Gravesend at 1.46pm on Friday. Two children, a boy and a girl, had got into difficulty in the water but the boy - believed to be seven - was later pulled from the river. At 11.40am on Saturday, a body was recovered from the river near Gravesend and formal identification by the girl's next of kin took place. Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner. Bia was playing with her cousin near the water when she slipped and the current pulled her in, it is understood. The boy saved from the water during the initial search remains at a local hospital in a stable condition. Gravesham MP Dr Lauren Sullivan posted a statement on social media on Saturday afternoon, offering her 'deepest condolences' to the family. The Labour MP said: 'I am deeply saddened to hear that a body has been recovered in the search for the girl who went missing in the River Thames in Gravesend. 'I would like to thank emergency services, including the coastguard, Kent Police, the RNLI, and PLA many others for their efforts in the search. 'I know there are many opinions circulating at this time about the circumstances surrounding this tragic event and from speaking to the authorities it is right that there is an investigation, as with all sad circumstances such as these, but at the heart of this is a family and community in grief which I hope everyone can respect. 'I send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the child, and keep them all in my thoughts at this time.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Heartbreaking tributes to ‘beautiful angel' girl who died after entering River Thames
The family of a girl who died after entering the River Thames have paid tribute to their 'beautiful angel'. The girl, named as Bia on social media, died after entering the water at Royal Pier Road in Gravesend at around 1.40pm on May 30. A search was launched after police were called to reports of two children who had got into difficulty in the water. The search for the girl was suspended on the evening before resuming the following morning. At 11.40am yesterday (May 31), a body was recovered from the river in the search for her. Formal identification by the girl's next of kin has taken place. Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and a report will be prepared for the coroner. Tributes have since been paid to the girl on social media with one post from Mirela Turcanu that reads: 'Oh, she left us speechless, this little girl had her whole life ahead of her, but she had the life that was decided by God. 'Smooth road to heaven, my niece.' Leon Alkapone also described her as 'my niece, my beautiful angel'. He said: 'Rest In Peace, Little Angel, Bia. May God comfort the grieving family.' The boy was rescued and taken to hospital where he remains in stable condition.
