Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
3 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Health
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Marine units with thermal imaging cameras were scrambled to the area but could not locate him, and his body eventually surfaced four days later close to the Grosvenor Bridge in central London.
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body → scramble → London
Inner West London Coroners’ Court heard how Mr Vargas had been with a group of around 20 people on June 2, with friends saying he had taken a “substantial amount” of psychoactive mushrooms.
asserted
he → hear → mushrooms
Yasmin Anderson, a witness who had been running on the Thames-side pathway, said that she saw Mr Vargas struggling in the river.
asserted
Vargas → run → river
She said: “At first I thought that he was swimming, but it quickly became clear he was not.
asserted
he → say → ?
I saw him on his back and then saw his head roll back and thought it looked like he was swallowing water.
asserted
he → see → water
“I then saw that it appeared he was trying to get onto his back again, and it appeared that he was flailing.
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he → see → back
He wasn't speaking in English and so I could not understand what he was saying.
uncertain
he → speak → what
“The last thing I saw was his hat floating.
asserted
hat → see → ?
I could not see anyone related to the male who was with him.
uncertain
who → see → him
I saw approximately 20 people looking at the male in the river, and all of us were frozen and in shock.”
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all → see → shock
Det Con Sam Chell told the court: “The male was believed to have been with some friends and had jumped on his own into the River Thames.
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male → tell → Thames
He was seen to have done so by members of the public.
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He → see → public
“They had been taking magic mushrooms as a group but there was no indication that anyone had been forced to take any kind of drug.
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anyone → take → drug
A quantity was taken by all parties, including Joe.
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quantity → take → Joe
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“This was done just prior to him jumping into the Thames.”
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him → read → Thames
Det Con Chell added that he was heard to shout words to the effect of “I can’t go on anymore” before jumping.
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I → add → effect
The police officer described Mr Vargas as having suffered a “mental decline” in the time between taking the drug and entering the water, adding that there were no previous examples of similar behaviour from him.
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officer → describe → him
One of Mr Vargas’ friends was later arrested for possession with intent to supply, he added.
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he → arrest → intent
His cause of death was given as immersion in water.
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cause → give → water
Coroner Sophie Mortimer recorded a conclusion of misadventure, telling the court: “Joe entered the River Thames near the pagoda in Battersea Park and he was subsequently seen in difficulty.
“He had been seen consuming magic mushrooms and a post mortem and toxicology tests identified Psilocin and cannabis metabolites.”
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tests → record → metabolites
Addressing Mr Vargas’ parents, Ms Mortimer added: “I know how difficult it must be to come and listen to all of this.
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it → address → this
I’m very sorry for your loss.
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I → ’m → loss
Mr Vargas’ family have criticised the Met Police over confusion with the identification of his body and the length of time taken to identify the remains, as well as issues with a family liaison officer who went on holiday and apparently wasn’t replaced.
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who → criticise → holiday
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