Emergency services were called to Battersea Bridge at about 11.30am
Lifeboat crews and police have recovered a dead man from the River Thames.
Emergency services were called to Battersea Bridge at about 8am this morning.
The man, described as middle-aged, was discovered near the foreshore of the river by Battersea Heliport.
London Ambulance Service pronounced the man dead at the scene.
He was taken to hospital by air ambulance from the heliport.
A tweet from MPSonthewater said: "Mar 2's crew have attended a call near Battersea bridge with @ChiswickRNLI @MPSWandsworth.
"Sadly, a deceased male has been recovered."
More to follow.
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