Cops and air ambulance at major incident at Cookham beauty spot amid reports of people in difficulty in the water
EMERGENCY services have been scrambled to a River Thames beauty spot in response to a major incident tonight. Police, fire and rescue and air ambulance crews raced to Odney Weir in Cookham, Berkshire. Unconfirmed reports said people had got into difficulty in the water. But South Central Ambulance Service says reports of three boys having […]
EMERGENCY services have been scrambled to a River Thames beauty spot in response to a major incident tonight.
Police, fire and rescue and air ambulance crews raced to Odney Weir in Cookham, Berkshire.
Unconfirmed reports said people had got into difficulty in the water.
But South Central Ambulance Service says reports of three boys having drowned are not correct.
Locals reported hearing up to a dozen emergency vehicles arriving at the scene.
One person tweeted: “Loads of emergency service activity going along the river by Maidenhead on the way to Cookham.”
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Photos from the scene show a police boat on the water.
Thames Valley Police has been contacted for comment.