Boy dies after being pulled from Wolverhampton canal

A boy has died after being pulled from a canal in Wolverhampton.

Paramedics were called to the waterway off Hendon Avenue, Ettingshall, at about 18:00 BST on Sunday.

The child had been get backd from the canal by police officers and was in a critical condition, shelp West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS).

Despite everyone’s efforts he could not be saved, they inserted.

WMAS shelp it sent disconnectal crews and the first ambulance was on the scene three minutes after they were called.

“On arrival, crews set up a boy who had been pulled from the water by police colleagues in a critical condition,” shelp a spokesperson.

“He was receiving fundamental life help by officers and ambulance staff promptly took over to regulate progressd life help.

“Sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, the child could not be saved and he was validateed dead at the scene.”

BBC alerter James Bovill shelp there was no aascfinishncy services activity on Monday morning, equitable police tape at the scene.

The towpath by the canal was accessed from a housing estate which is where crews were called to on Sunday, he inserted.