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I forgot to post the other link with the latest stats--45 last year.
According to the Met, the 45 recovered in 2023 are among complex enquiries carried out by the specialist marine team.
They included 1,965 calls, attending 956 threats of suicide and rescuing 167 people from the fast-flowing river.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/thames-river-bodies-search-abdul-ezedi-clapham-b1138658.html
There are also always the complexities around reporting of suicides.
https://www.ipso.co.uk/media/1725/suicide-journo-v7-online-crazes.pdf
https://www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/media-guidelines/10-top-tips-reporting-suicide/
It happens all the time and the veil is lifted very rarely.
Oliver Schick
I remember watching a very low budget TV documentary once about the London Port Authority (I think) and how they monitor the river using sonar to make sure there's no obstructions below the water that boats might hit, and they said they generally would find a body every week