A MAN has died after jumping in a Dudley pool to retrieve a ball.
The 35-year-old dived into Middle Pool at Fens Pool Nature Reserve at 6.15pm yesterday (Sunday) but did not resurface.
West Midlands Ambulance Service were called by onlookers who saw him wade in to the water near Blewitt Street in Pensnett before going under.
Two ambulances together with a paramedic support officer, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford, and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews attended an incident involving a person reportedly in difficulty in the water.
“A man was recovered from the water and found to be in cardiac arrest. Ambulance crews gave him advanced life support and he was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.”
“Sadly, the man died later in hospital.”
West Midlands Police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident to call them on 101.
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