Police have confirmed the woman and child who died after “getting into difficulty in the water” in a park in Ealing are a mother and son.
Metropolitan Police said a woman, aged 34, and a child, aged 7, died “in a tragic incident” at Elthorne Park yesterday (Saturday, 25 April). The force also said their death is being treated as non-suspicious.
Next of keen have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. The spokesperson said: “Further enquiries carried out by officers into the incident have established it was a tragic accident and the deaths of the woman and child who very sadly lost their lives are being treated as non-suspicious.
“We can confirm they are a mother and son, aged 34 and seven years. Next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
“This is understandably an incredibly difficult time for them and they have requested that their privacy be respected.”
On Saturday, Detective Superintendent Pete Thackray, from the Met’s west area command unit, acknowledged “the efforts of the first responders and members of the public who did their very best in an incredibly challenging situation”.
In a post on X, Jon Ball, Liberal Democrat councillor for Ealing Common, said: “My thoughts go out to the family of those involved in the tragic accident in Elthorne Park today.”