Man pulled from Warwick canal has sadly died
A man who was pulled from a canal in Warwick has died.
Emergency services were called to the Emscote Road area of Warwick at around 7pm last night.
Police had blocked off the end of Montague Road / Charles Street and two police cars were also spotted near the Nelson Club.
Some residents said the officers were seen on the bridge shining torches over the side.
Warwickshire Police said the man was found in the canal and taken to hospital – but sadly he later died.
A spokesperson from Warwickshire Police said: “You may have seen quite a large emergency services presence in the area around Charles Street and Montague Road last night.
“Just before 7pm, our control room got a call from a member of the public to report a man in the canal.
“We sent officers there immediately and managed to get the man to a nearby hospital.
“Sadly, despite the efforts of paramedics, the man in his 70s was pronounced dead just before midnight.
“We’ve spoken to his next of kin and his death is not being treated as suspicious.
“Thank you to the person who called it in, to everyone who offered help and we just want to say how much we appreciate your understanding while we dealt with a difficult incident.”
A spokesperson from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to an incident near to Emscote Road in Warwick at 6.59pm, yesterday (Sunday January 18), and sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Critical Care Car to the scene.
"On arrival, crews found a man in a critical condition and administered advanced life support, before conveying him under emergency driving conditions to Warwick Hospital.”