Ancient bodies in the Thames

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/thames-bodies-0021895

Careless...

[Erpingham]

Perhaps the biggest problem for the ritual theory is that the Thames in more recent times has had plenty of bodies in it for more mundane reasons - accidents, murders, suicides etc.

[Imperial Dave]

It's a big bit of water admittedly...