Thames at Wargrave on Saturday

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Does anyone know what the conclusion to the story of the naked girl swimming in the Thames at Wargrave was on Saturday (Serious answers only!)

She apparantly hailed one boat, asking for the owner to call the police, when the owner refused :confused: she swam across the Thames nearly being run over by a stream of boats. Police helicopter arrived followed by police cars. Police then turned down the offer of a ride to the other shore, allegedly because H&S does not permit them on boats. No idea what happened after that.

Martin
 
I don't know anything about the story but I am horrified that someone asking for help was denied it. Have we in England really sunk that low?
 
My friend, who was on one of the other boats in the confusion midstream, was also surprised to hear of the refusal, but perhaps the story has not been fully relayed. We also thought that possibly the initial re-action of the original boat owner was that is was some sort of prank/scam.
 
From the Henley Standard of a couple of weeks ago, just in case anybody wondered what had happened;

Naked woman rescued from river


A ROWING coach helped police rescue a woman who was swimming naked in the Thames in Henley.

Will Morgan, 24, used his Henley Rowing Club launch to take an officer on to the water to join the search.

Police were called to Marsh Lock at 4.35pm on Saturday, July 10 — during Henley Festival — after being told the woman was in danger from heavy river traffic.

A couple who were near the lock in Wargrave Road also volunteered to help the search.

Mr Morgan, from Caversham, said: “Together with my father, I had been coaching the junior girls and had just got back to the club when the police arrived and asked for help.


“First we checked around the River and Rowing Museum but then the officer got a call saying the woman had been seen at Marsh Lock. We made our way there but by the time we arrived she was out of the water.”

Pc Andrew Kelly, from Loddon Valley police station, said: “We had to be resourceful to deal with this incident as it happened at a busy time.”

He said colleagues in Henley and from other agencies were dealing with a light aircraft crash at Peppard, which also meant the force helicopter was unavailable.

Pc Kelly said two officers finally located the woman at 5.15pm. She was confused and sunburnt and it was thought that she had been in the water for several hours.

She was taken to Loddon Valley police station where it was discovered she was a missing person from Bath who suffers from mental health problems.

Pc Kelly said: “Thanks to the officers and members of the public she is safe. We really are grateful to the people who helped us — without their valuable assistance I am not sure the situation would have had the same conclusion.”
 
Pc Kelly said two officers finally located the woman at 5.15pm. She was confused and sunburnt and it was thought that she had been in the water for several hours.
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She did well then to get to Marsh Lock and possibly beyond as my friends who saw her swimming mid-stream were up by Paul Daniels and Vince Hills houses just downstream from Wargrave
 
Taking a step back from the seriousness of it all for a minute...

mlines said:
She did well then to get to Marsh Lock and possibly beyond as my friends who saw her swimming mid-stream were up by Paul Daniels and Vince Hills houses just downstream from Wargrave
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Now that's what I call magic....
 
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