‘Avoid the area’: Police on duty at Wolverhampton canal where a person has fallen into the water
Wolverhampton police are asking the public to avoid an area near a canal tow-path this evening (Sunday, August 11).
Officers are on duty at Persimmon Estate in Ettingshall in Wolverhampton where a person fell into the water. Officers said the person has been taken to hospital and that the tow-path remains closed near Ettingshall Road.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We are currently at a canal tow-path in Wolverhampton following reports of a person in the water.
“The person has been taken to hospital and the tow-path remains closed near to Ettingshall Road. Please avoid the area while emergency services continue to deal with the incident.”
