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Man dies near Notting Hill Carnival after entering canal
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- A man in his 20s died near Notting Hill Carnival in London after fleeing police and entering the water near Meanwhile Gardens, according to the Metropolitan Police.
- Officers and members of the public pulled the man from the water and performed CPR before paramedics took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- The incident occurred around 15:19 BST near Harrow Road, and urgent inquiries are ongoing to locate and inform the man's next of kin.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct will investigate the circumstances of the death, as it followed contact with police officers.
- Despite this tragic event, the two-day Notting Hill Carnival festival passed largely without incident, with only two non-life-threatening knife assaults reported.
