Brian Sasu News Today

A very good morning and welcome to bbc london, im thomas magill. the family of a 14—year—old who drowned in the thames has urged councils to take measures that will prevent people from dying in the water this summer. brian sasu drowned at taggs island in richmond on one of the hottest days of last year. his family and london fire brigade are calling for councils to make sure safety measures are in place. they are also asking parents to talk about the dangers of open water with children. radi...

Brian Sasu's body was found a day after he was reported missing on 18 July last year.

An unidentified man was pulled from a pool of water at the Park Lime Pits nature reserve in Walsall and he was declared dead at the scene, police have said, bringing the heatwave death toll to 21.

The UKs drowning death toll tragically climbed to 20 today as a body was pulled from the River Thames near a sailing club after a frantic search for a man who had disappeared in Surrey.

Safety campaigners have launched a drowning prevention drive after figures showed 277 people lost their lives in accidents in the water in the UK in the past 12 months.

Brian Sasu, 14, who is pictured for the first time, was with pals at Taggs Island in Hampton south west London on Monday when he got into difficulty and went missing.

WILDFIRES forced terrified families from their homes yesterday on the hottest UK day on record.At least five were razed in Wennington, East London.The