Urgent search of River Thames as teen boy goes missing overnight after entering water

The search is mainly focused around the Halfpenny Bridge, near The Riverside pub
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Emergency services were first alerted to the disapearance at 10pm last night
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An urgent search of the River Thames has been launched after a teenage boy went missing overnight.
Officers were searching by torchlight late last night, with a police helicopter on hand to help, after emergency calls were at around 10pm.
The major operation in Lechlade-on-Thames, Gloucestershire, continues this morning with no sign of the missing boy so far.
Three children are thought to have been pulled from the river last night after entering the water in a frantic bid to find the missing teen.
All the boys are thought to be aged around 17.
A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said: "Searches have been taking place in the River Thames after a report a teenager was in the water near Lechlade on Thames.
"Police were called at around 10pm yesterday and emergency services attended.
"Officers have been supported by the National Police Air Service, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Severn Area Rescue Association while searches continued into the early hours of this morning.
"The teenage boy has not yet been located, and specialist search teams will be continuing with the search today (Monday). His next of kin are aware.
"A group of four had been at the location together, and some had entered the water to try and find the boy. They are all accounted for."
The search is mainly focused around the Halfpenny Bridge, near The Riverside pub.
A spokesman from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 10.03pm by the coast guard to reports that some teenagers believed to be aged about 17, had been playing in the river at Lechlade and one hadn’t resurfaced.
"We assisted the search by sending three crews from Fairford, Gloucester South and Tewkesbury, along with boat crews.
"We liaised with coast guard and the police, who were co-ordinating the search, and came away from the scene at about 4am.”
As well as police, the Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) are also in attendance.
A spokesman for SARA said: "We were called by Gloucestershire Police last night to assist fire services after an individual had reported to have gone into the river."