Mother and son who died after entering water in London park were 34 and seven

A mother and son who died after getting into “difficulty” in water at a west London park were 34 and seven years old, police have confirmed.

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00:00Both a mother and son died after getting into quote-unquote

00:04difficulty in water at Althorn Park in Ealing.

00:09Police confirmed the mother was 34 years old and her son just seven.

00:14Officers were called to the park just before 4.30pm on Saturday,

00:19where the mother and son were later recovered from the water.

00:23Both died at the scene and the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday evening

00:28further inquiries carried out by officers into the incident

00:32have established it was a tragic accident and the deaths of the woman and child

00:38who very sadly lost their lives are being treated as non-suspicious.

00:44Police said that the next of kin have been informed

00:47and are being supported by specialist officers.

00:51They added this is understandably an incredibly difficult time for the family

00:56and they have requested that their privacy be respected.

01:00On Saturday, Detective Superintendent Pete Fakhre from the Met's West Area Command Unit

01:08acknowledged the efforts of the first responders and members of the public

01:13who did their very best in what he described as an incredibly challenging situation.

01:18In a post on X, John Bull, Liberal Democrat councillor for Ealing Common

01:24said his thoughts go out to the family of those involved.