Man taken to hospital after being recovered from the River Thames in Erith (Image: IWCP)
A man has been taken to hospital after being recovered from the River Thames near Erith.
Police said that a man in his 30s was rescued from the water at around 10pm yesterday on August 17.
He was taken to a hospital in Kent under S136 of the Mental Health Act.
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A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: "A man in his 30s taken to a Kent hospital under S136 of the Mental Health Act after being recovered from the water at Erith Pier at around 22:00hrs on Saturday, 17 August."
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