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Man's body found in Black Country canal

A man's body has been found floating in a canal in the Black Country.

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The man's body was found on Saturday morning

West Midlands Ambulance Service were called at 11:38am on Saturday to reports of a patient in the canal at Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton.

An ambulance, paramedic officer and hazardous area response team attended the scene but nothing could be done to save the man who was confirmed dead at the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Serivce Spokeman said: “We were called at 11:38am on Saturday to reports of a patient in the canal at Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton.

"We sent one ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) to the scene. On arrival, crews found one patient, a man.

"Sadly it quickly became clear nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed deceased on scene.”

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