Dartmouth Park Murder
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a man's body was found floating in a lake at Sandwell Valley.
Murder investigation launched after man's body found in lake
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a man's body was found floating in a lake at Sandwell Valley.
It happened yesterday at around 9am, staff at Dartmouth Park spotted someone in the water.
Officers confirmed the man could not be saved and the area was sealed off.
He hasn't been formally identified yet but police believe he lived locally and was in his 40s.
A post mortem will be carried out later today to determine the cause of death.
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