Police search River Thames for woman who fell off Vauxhall Bridge

Specialist officers launched hunt after dark on Thursday

Vauxhall Bridge (Getty Images)

Police are searching the River Thames in London for a woman thought to have fallen in on Thursday night.

She is believed to have fallen from Vauxhall Bridge.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at about 20:50hrs on Thursday, 14 April to reports that a woman had fallen from Vauxhall Bridge into the River Thames.

“Officers, including the Marine Policing Unit, remain at the scene and are searching the river.”

It’s understood a passer-by spotted the woman fall and raised the alarm.

The Marine Policing Unit, part of the Met Police, is responsible for policing 47 miles of the Thames with 22 vessels.