A 14-year-old football captain, Banta Sillah, drowned in the Thames during a deadly heatwave after entering Millwall Outer Dock — a spot marked with danger signs and used for jumping. A star player and rising coach at Frontline Community FC, Banta had just led his team to victory in the Tower Hamlets Cup and was admired as a compassionate leader by teammates and coaches alike. The mayor called him a gifted young man with huge potential, urging families to talk about water safety and stressing that swimming should only happen in supervised areas. Emergency crews responded to reports of a boy in distress, recovering Banta’s body late that night. Authorities are investigating the tragic incident while warning the public about open-water risks as temperatures soar.
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