A body has been found in the search for an 11-year-old girl who went missing in the River Thames, police have said.
Kaliyah Coa disappeared in the Thames on March 31 - and today, the Metroplitan Police has informed her family that officers have found a body.
The body is yet to be formally identified, the force said, but Kaliyah's family are now being supported by specialist officers.
The Met said it was alerted to reports of a body in the river in Maritime Quay near the Isle of Dogs in east London at about 9.00am on Sunday.
Coa was last seen in the water with a friend close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport - around six kilometres further east than Maritime Quay.
Coa was last seen in the water with a friend close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport
MET POLICEThe 11-year-old had been playing near the water with a young boy and girl on a school inset day, locals said.
Residents nearby also said they heard shouts and screams - while other children who were playing had said a girl had disappeared in the water and they could not find her.
Kerry Benadjaoud, 62, said she had taken a life ring down to the water, but could not see Coa.
Shortly after her disappearance, Chief Superintendent Dan Card, the local policing commander for northeast London, said: "Our specialist officers are supporting Kaliyah's family through this deeply upsetting time and our thoughts go out to all those impacted by what has happened.
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"We are committed to finding Kaliyah and are working with partners to conduct a thorough search over a wide area - utilising drone technology and boats.
"I'd like to thank the members of public, our first responding officers, and colleagues from other emergency services, as they responded rapidly to carry out a large-scale search during a highly pressurised and distressing time.
"Equally, we appreciate this has affected the wider community who have been extremely supportive. You will see extra officers in the area during the coming days - if you have any concerns, then please speak to them."
A relative told The Sun that Kaliyah had only turned 11 recently, and described her as a "beautiful bubbly girl".
Emergency services had initially launched a "large-scale response" to the incident, involving London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade and the RNLI.
The search was later scaled down and handed over to the police.
