Police name man who drowned in Walsall lake

Police have named the man who drowned in Walsall Arboretum's lake last week.

Christopher Mills, 26, from Walsall was seen getting into difficulty in the water last Tuesday 15 April.

Emergency services attempted to rescue him but his body was recovered the following day.

A body has been found by police searching for a man feared to have drowned in a lake at Walsall Arboretum.

Officers were called to the lake yesterday to reports of a man in difficulty in the water and have been searching the area ever since.

They recovered the body of a man from the lake this afternoon. His death is currently being treated as unexplained.

Police have appealed for information as they continue to search for a man who is feared to have drowned in the lake at Walsall Arboretum.

Searches are continuing in the lake at Walsall Arboretum after reports that a man was in difficulty in the water.

Emergency services were called to the scene at 7.30 last night, after a member of the public reported seeing someone in the water.

The police helicopter has been used in the search, but specialist teams from West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Police were unable to find the man.