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A woman and boy who died after 'getting into difficulty' in water at a west London park were a mother and son aged 34 and seven, police have said.
Officers were called to Elthorne Park in Ealing just before 4.30pm on Saturday where the pair were recovered from the water.
They both died at the scene.
On Sunday evening police said their deaths were not being treated as suspicious and called the event a 'tragic accident'.
A Met spokesman said: 'Further inquiries carried out by officers into the incident have established it was a tragic accident and the deaths of the woman and child who very sadly lost their lives are being treated as non-suspicious.'
The Met added: 'Next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
'This is understandably an incredibly difficult time for them and they have requested that their privacy be respected.'
On Saturday, Detective Superintendent Pete Thackray, from the Met's west area command unit, acknowledged 'the efforts of the first responders and members of the public who did their very best in an incredibly challenging situation'.
A mother and son died after 'getting into difficulty' in the water at Elthorne Park in Ealing
A police car parked near the corner of Elthorne Park in west London where the 'tragic accident' took place
In an X post, Liberal Democrat councillor for Ealing Common Jon Ball said: 'My thoughts go out to the family of those involved in the tragic accident in Elthorne Park today.'
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