Officers were called to the Rochdale canal, close to Whitworth Street, at 4.30am this morning.
They found the body of a man believed to be between 50 to 60.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death has been launched.
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Man's body pulled from canal
July 04, 2009
Officers were called to the Rochdale canal, close to Whitworth Street, at 4.30am this morning.
They found the body of a man believed to be between 50 to 60.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death has been launched.
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The report states the body was pulled from the Canal close to Whitworth St. Not the canal on Canal St.
As to the fence idea for Canal St, it's not inkeeping with the area, and surely at £300,000 it is alot of money for when, only a few people fall in the canal, why can't there be life rings or ropes added to the canal instead? Or even still people realise it's not a good idea jumping into the canal.
Sad that someone has died though.
As to the fence idea for Canal St, it's not inkeeping with the area, and surely at £300,000 it is alot of money for when, only a few people fall in the canal, why can't there be life rings or ropes added to the canal instead? Or even still people realise it's not a good idea jumping into the canal.
Sad that someone has died though.
Gareth.
£300,000 for a fence is nothing considering the costs involved rescuing someone from the canal. There is always a response from the fire and rescue service with our boat, the ambulance service with their response vehicles and the police response, including the police underwater search team if tragically needed. All of this costs a fortune to mobilse everytime some idiot decides is it's a good idea to have a late night dip, plus they could be elsewhere especially now that we have a somewhat disappearing fire service both day and night. I say fence of the canal where it can be and provide throw lines and life rings along the length of all the waterways.Perhaps then we will have fewer tragic deaths.
Condolences to the family of the gentleman involved.
£300,000 for a fence is nothing considering the costs involved rescuing someone from the canal. There is always a response from the fire and rescue service with our boat, the ambulance service with their response vehicles and the police response, including the police underwater search team if tragically needed. All of this costs a fortune to mobilse everytime some idiot decides is it's a good idea to have a late night dip, plus they could be elsewhere especially now that we have a somewhat disappearing fire service both day and night. I say fence of the canal where it can be and provide throw lines and life rings along the length of all the waterways.Perhaps then we will have fewer tragic deaths.
Condolences to the family of the gentleman involved.
Maynard Kitchener Lampwick Manchester ,
4/07/2009 at 12:39 Wrote. I Thought the council was fencing these canal sides off, after the last tradgedy the council said they were fencing it off, but apparently a load of idiots that drink in the Canal St area, has open a facebook site against fencing it off, how selfish are they, if was fenced off, the people that accidently slipped in would still be with us today..
MKL Would you like to see all curbs with a fence, and hazard warning on them too? Just incase someone inadvertantly trips over one.
Where does the big brother attitude stop etc etc etc.
4/07/2009 at 12:39 Wrote. I Thought the council was fencing these canal sides off, after the last tradgedy the council said they were fencing it off, but apparently a load of idiots that drink in the Canal St area, has open a facebook site against fencing it off, how selfish are they, if was fenced off, the people that accidently slipped in would still be with us today..
MKL Would you like to see all curbs with a fence, and hazard warning on them too? Just incase someone inadvertantly trips over one.
Where does the big brother attitude stop etc etc etc.
Maynard
dont worry, i believe the council's plan to spend 300,000 (at least) of our money, so people can be relieved of the need to be responsible for their own actions are currently awaiting planning persmission.
since the plan only covers canal st, they will presumably decide to spend millions more to make us "safe" for the full extent of the canal in the city
dont worry, i believe the council's plan to spend 300,000 (at least) of our money, so people can be relieved of the need to be responsible for their own actions are currently awaiting planning persmission.
since the plan only covers canal st, they will presumably decide to spend millions more to make us "safe" for the full extent of the canal in the city
Citycentre. I am not sure what to say..24/12/04 was not a good day for us. 28/12/04 when you heard.
31st 12/79 was not a good day for us....
31st 12/79 was not a good day for us....
Are they going to fence off Gorton Resi too??
Too many people forget that water is dangerous and can kill as well as needing to drink it to survive.
Had this man entered the water on Canal Street, his body would have stayed in the immediate area due to the locks, so the Canal Street fence wouldn't have prevented this tradegy anyway.
Also, it always seems to be men that think a drunken dip in the canal/resi is a good idea, not that I know that this guy had alcohol in his system, but if so, he wouldn't be the first.
Too many people forget that water is dangerous and can kill as well as needing to drink it to survive.
Had this man entered the water on Canal Street, his body would have stayed in the immediate area due to the locks, so the Canal Street fence wouldn't have prevented this tradegy anyway.
Also, it always seems to be men that think a drunken dip in the canal/resi is a good idea, not that I know that this guy had alcohol in his system, but if so, he wouldn't be the first.
Gareth
When I lived in Manchester there was always a Life buoy? in Canal St.
When I lived in Manchester there was always a Life buoy? in Canal St.
The story mentions Whitworth Street and not Canal Street and there is a km of the Canal which follows Whitworth Street. Beyond Canal Street there is no wall just the tow path. So where did the incident happen? To my knowledge three people have been drowned in the Canal Street section in the last ten years and curiously there is no evidence that any of them were drunk. There have been more deaths in Piccadilly Bus Station. The formal coroner's notice suggests 'fencing' among other proposals for ALL Manchester waterways.... so we may see that yet!
The fence was agreed at planning committee last month - despite objectors being told it would be the July meeting at the earliest. Boaters object because the fence will make working the lock more dangerous, and don't see why British Waterways should be paying for a fence to stop people going near their water, when they're cutting funding for maintenance work and restoration projects. There will be a complaint to the Ombudsman about how the City Council handled this planning application to itself. Another death is a tragedy but, as has been said, you can't fence every kerb.
The gentlemans body was pulled from the canal at the corner of Deansgate and Whitworth Street West. Not from Canal St.
For anyone wondering how I know, I live very close to where the incident happened.
For anyone wondering how I know, I live very close to where the incident happened.
Maynard Kitchener Lampwick Manchester , (04/07/2009 at 12:39)