A man whose body was recovered from the Thames at Hurley riverside park has been named.

Emergency services launched a search at about 7pm on Monday after reports that a man had gone into the river with some friends and then disappeared.

A police search and recovery team discovered the body at 10.45pm.

The dead man was named as 27-year-old Manmeet Singh Ahuja, from Southall.

An inquest will be held.

The Environment Agency has warned people not to swim in the river.

Published 07/09/12