Police recover the body of 14-year-old Banta Sillah from the River Thames after the teenager entered the water at Millwall Outer Dock. The incident occurs during a period of hot weather, with reported temperatures around 30C. According to accounts, the teenager is believed to have gone into the river at the dock area, and his body is recovered the previous night. After the recovery, tributes are made describing him as a “talented young footballer.”
The reporting focuses on the circumstances of where and when the teenager enters the water, the later recovery of his body, and the background of the individual’s involvement in football. The available information does not include further detail on whether other people were present, how long he was in the water, or any official conclusions about the cause beyond the drowning incident. Authorities are not quoted in the supplied material, and no additional investigative findings are mentioned.
