Lucas Dobson: River fall boy 'unlikely to be found alive'
A six-year-old boy who fell into a river in Kent while fishing is"unlikely" to be found alive, police have said.
Supt Amanda Tillotson said more than 100 emergency services workers and 200 volunteers had taken part in a"massive" search for Lucas.Rescuers, including specialist police divers, resumed their efforts early on Sunday after a hunt involving the coastguard helicopter on Saturday. "But, we will continue to search and obviously I would like to have a positive outcome - I would like to find Lucas.Image captionRescue teams in canoes have been combing through dense vegetation on the riverbanks, while police officers have also been using sonar equipment.
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