Police launch probe after man's body pulled from water at Walsall nature reserve

A man's body has been pulled from a pool of water in the Black Country. 

The man was discovered in water at Park Lime Pits nature reserve in Walsall.

Witnesses reported seeing the man's body being pulled from the water at the nature reserve, off Park Road, on Saturday 13 August.

He was confirmed dead at the scene in Rushall after his body was spotted just after 10am.

Police officers have now launched an investigation and are treating his death as unexplained.

Work is being carried out to identify the man and inform his family of his death, it has been confirmed.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "The body of a man was discovered in water at Park Lime Pits, Walsall, at just after 10am [yesterday] (August 13).

"Sadly the man was confirmed dead at the scene and we're in the process of identifying and informing his family.

"The death is currently being treated as unexplained."