Overview

• Thames Valley Police and specialist teams recovered a body from the Thames at Buscot Lock on July 13, concluding a search that began the previous evening when William, 23, got into difficulty in the water.
• Authorities believe the body to be that of local footballer Will Coker, with formal identification pending and his next of kin notified.
• Police have ruled the death non-suspicious, and the Oxfordshire coroner has launched a formal inquiry into the drowning.
• Coker had played for Calne Town FC and Highworth Town FC, and both clubs as well as community members have publicly paid tribute to him.
• A GoFundMe campaign organised by friend Otis Lewis has raised over £4,500 in under 24 hours to assist Coker’s family with funeral expenses.