Met renew appeal to identify man found in Thames a decade ago

The met has renewed an appeal for information to help identify a man 10 years after his body was found in the River Thames.

Police were called at around 3pm on August 26, 2013, to Bankside Pier in Southwark, after reports that a member of the public had seen a body in the river.

The Marine Policing Unit recovered the man’s body from the water and he was confirmed dead at the scene. 

Despite a media appeal at the time and the release of an e-fit, the man was not identified.

Police have described the man as Black, aged between 40 and 50 years old, of large build and balding, with dark hair at the sides and with a beard and mustache.

The man was fully clothed when he was found, police confirmed, wearing a dark blue fleece with a beige shirt underneath, two pairs of dark trousers and brown “Aboutblu” trainer boots.

The Met said their previous appeals may have been “missed” and are now asking the public to look at an e-fit they have re-released of the unidentified man.

Detective Inspector Adrian Smith said: “Today marks the 10th anniversary of this man being found in the river. Sadly, he remains unidentified.

“Although not everyone has, or remains in contact with, a family, I still remain hopeful that someone will come forward and tell us who he was.

“Someone must have wondered where he had gone, and what had happened to him.”

A spokesman from the Met said: “Anyone who has information is asked to call the Central South Missing Persons Unit on 0208 649 2152 or 101 quoting reference 13FOU007742. 

“You can also email officers at: ASMailbox.SafeguardingMISPER@met.police.uk”

Pictured top: E-fit re-release by the Met of the unidentified man (Picture: The Met)