Woman found unconscious in Thames near Lambeth Bridge

Shortly after midnight on Friday Lambeth PCSOs on routine patrol near the River Thames became aware of a person motionless in the river near Lambeth Bridge.

Officers from the Marine Support Unit and a lifeboat crew were summoned and an unconscious woman was rescued from the water.

First aid was administered and an ambulance took the woman to a central London hospital where her condition is described as critical.

The woman is described as white, of medium build, aged approximately 55-65 and approximately 5'5' tall. She has brown hair, slightly grey at the front which could have been dyed.

She was found wearing black trousers, a pale blue jumper with another pale blue jumper with dark horizontal stripes over the top. A further woollen cardigan in two tones of blue was worn over these. She was wearing black Reebok trainers.

Possessions found on the woman were an Oyster card purchased on 6 June which shows extensive travel in the Northolt and Ealing areas with other journeys in the Catford and Bromley area.

The other possession was a key fob with a picture of a baby on one side and a handwritten name on the back of key fob with the name 'Kennedy' and a date of 14/10/06.

Anyone with any information on the identity of the woman should call the missing persons unit at Lambeth on 020 8721 3557.