'It's such a sad scene': Residents share sorrow as body pulled from West Bromwich canal
Residents have given their condolences to the family of the person who was pulled from a canal this morning.
Residents and workers around Ryders Green Road, in West Bromwich, have shared their sorrow after the body of a person was pulled from a canal nearby.
The body was discovered at around 11am on Tuesday, with West Midlands Police saying the death is being treated as 'unexplained'.
A post-mortem is due to take place to help discover the circumstances surrounding the death.
Now, residents have described their sadness at the tragic circumstances, saying that 'it's a sad sight to see'.
Simran Singh, 31, of West Bromwich, said: "It's really sad. No one knows what happened. The police were suddenly down here, and they said that a body had been pulled out of the canal.
"It's a really sad sight to see. I hope whoever it is that their family is okay."
One resident said that while they didn't hear any commotion prior to the police appearing at the scene, the area is generally quiet.
Louise Harvey, 40, who lives in the area, said: "It is an industrial estate really, but it's generally quite quiet. There aren't a lot of things like this here.
"It was really shocking to see it this morning. It's really sad."
Sukhi Singh, who works in the area, said that the police presence was 'not nice' to see, and passed his condolences to the family of the person.
He said: "It's not nice to see. I work near here, it's usually the way to work.
"You really don't expect to see it. It's such a sad scene. I hope whoever knew the person is okay."
The investigation continues.