5-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in River Thames After Going Missing

Daniel Alaby, missing since Friday evening from his Thamesmead home, was pronounced dead after being found in the river.

• Daniel Alaby, a 5-year-old boy, went missing from his home in Thamesmead, south-east London, on Friday evening.
• A police appeal was launched to find Daniel after he was last seen playing in his bedroom.
• At 6.23pm, Metropolitan Police officers found a child in the River Thames, believed to be Daniel.
• Police administered CPR before paramedics arrived; however, Daniel was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
• There is no evidence to suggest any other person was involved in the incident, according to the Metropolitan Police.

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