A woman's first date with a man she
met online turned to a tragedy. Charlotte
Brown who was killed when she was
thrown from a speedboat and into the
Thames while on a date.She had been
thrilled to take her first trip on a
speedboat when she set off after a meal
in The Shard skyscraper on Tuesday, her
relatives said.
The Evening Standard reports the 24-
year-old business development
consultant from Welling, south-east
London, met her 29-year-old date online
and the pair had been in contact for
around a month, with Ms Brown
“excited” see him in person, according to
her family.
But the after-dinner boat ride turned to
tragedy when they were thrown into the
water. The coastguard was called after
receiving reports of screams coming
from the Thames near Wandsworth
Bridge, south-west London, at around
11.45pm. The pair were pulled from the
water and rushed to hospital, but she
later died.
Her sister said:
“Even the best swimmer in the
Thames at his time of year, with the
current conditions and the cold, I
don’t see many people standing a
chance without a life jacket.
“We don’t know exactly what
happened. If she was wearing a life
jacket there is a chance she could
still be here today.”
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