Woman's body pulled from lake in middle of day after emergency crews swooped on scene

The Sun

16-07-2025

POLICE have recovered the body of a woman who tragically died in a fishing pond.
Emergency services were scrambled to the lake in Smethwick, West Midlands, just after 1pm yesterday.
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Despite the best efforts of ambulance crews, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
West Midlands Police placed a cordon around the secluded lake near the Thimblemill Recreation Centre after a woman's body was pulled from the water.
A spokesperson for the force said: "The body of a woman was found in water near Thimblemill Road at around 1.15pm yesterday afternoon (15 July).
"Her death is not being treated as suspicious and will be referred to the coroner.
"Our thoughts are with the woman's family and friends."
West Midlands Ambulance Service said that the fire service had been called in to assist in retrieving the woman's body.
A spokesman for the service said: "We were called to an incident off Thimblemill Road in Smethwick just before 1pm (15 July).
"We sent an ambulance, a paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor with critical care paramedic and the Trust's Hazardous Response Team (HART) to the scene.
"On arrival, crews found a woman in the water who was pulled from the water with the assistance of fire service colleagues.
"Sadly, it quickly became clear she could not be saved and was confirmed dead at the scene."
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