It's thought it could take up to a month for a body to be found - with police saying it's possible Ezedi 'may never actually surface'.
Police are searching the Thames for the body of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi. A boat was seen circling near Vauxhall and Chelsea bridges this morning during low tide. Detectives now believe Ezedi is dead after CCTV showed him leaning over railings at Chelsea Bridge on the night of the attack. Ezedi, who went on the run 10 days ago, is believed to have 'gone in the water' a few hours after the attack in Clapham.
'It is quite likely that if he has gone in the water, he won't appear for maybe up to a month and it's not beyond possibility that he may never actually surface.' Policing expert Nick Aldworth told Sky News: 'There's also a lot of infrastructure in the river against which things get caught..
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