Man dies after falling into Derbyshire canal

Officers say the man, who was in his 60s, went into the Erewash Canal, near Ilkeston Road, Sandiacre, at around 5pm on Monday.

The force said he was pulled from the water by emergency services but died a short time later.

Officers said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that a file was currently being prepared for the coroner before a possible inquest into the man’s death.