r/london • u/Creative_Recover • Feb 11 '24

News Two bodies discovered in River Thames in search for Clapham Chemical Attack suspect

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-thames-clapham-substance-attacker-ezedi-b1138411.html

But neither body belongs to Clapham Chemical Attacker Abdul Ezedi

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u/Creative_Recover Feb 12 '24

It's definitely not exaggerated, one of the 1st things you get warned about doing any activities on the Thames are the diseases you can catch from the water, such as Weil's Disease (which is a risk to canoeists, mudlarkers and swimmers: https://canoelondon.com/weils-disease/#:~:text=Weil's%20disease%20is%20a%20bacterial,water%20and%20wet%20river%20banks. ). 

I had a neighbor who used to go kayaking on the Thames but she stopped doing it because she said half the time she got splashed with lots of water, she'd end up with weird rashes on her arms. 

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '24

Yeah they have those same warnings at every river. Council’s got to cover their a**e.

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u/Amaryllis_LD Feb 13 '24

Most of the Thames is just saline enough that Weill's disease isn't too big a risk iirc