Overview
- Emergency services recovered a man’s body from the water at Watermead Country Park after a call at about 2.28pm on Saturday, July 4, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene.
- Leicestershire Police officers attended with paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service and parts of the park were cordoned off while investigators worked.
- An air ambulance was reported to have landed at the scene and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service had been active in the park in recent weeks offering water-safety advice.
- Police have not released the man’s identity or age and they say formal identification and cause of death will be handled through the coroner’s process.
- Watermead is a 350-acre nature reserve popular with walkers, cyclists and anglers, and investigators say enquiries are ongoing as they complete a file for the coroner.