Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 28
Police Recover 55-Year-Old Woman's Body From Swan Pool, Death Not Treated as Suspicious
Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 28

Police Recover 55-Year-Old Woman's Body From Swan Pool, Death Not Treated as Suspicious

3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 28

Summary

  • A 55-year-old woman was found dead at Swan Pool in Sandwell Valley Country Park on Saturday evening after disappearing in the water at about 16:30 BST.
  • West Midlands Police said specialist water teams recovered her body, while fire crews sent to reports of a person in trouble at 16:45 arrived within five minutes.
  • Police said nothing could be done to save her, are supporting her family and will liaise with the coroner because the death is not being treated as suspicious.
  • The death adds to a run of UK water fatalities during hot weather, including a 22-year-old man recovered in Shrewsbury on Saturday and other deaths in Essex and Wales.

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