The 14-year-old boy whose body was found in the River Thames has been named as Baltazar L’Quy.
The teenager, from Oxford, tragically passed away on Wednesday, becoming the eleventh person to die in open water during this month’s heatwave.
Baltazar was a member of the Oxford Timorese community which expressed its deepest condolences to his family.
In a tribute, the Oxford Timorese Community Association said: ‘Thank you for the love you shared, the lessons you taught, and the beautiful moments you gave us’.
A member of the community said: ‘This has been a very painful moment, not only for the family, but also for the Timorese
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