Storm Babet claims third life as man dies after getting caught in flood water in south Shropshire

Members of the public reported that the man had gone under the water, which came from a brook in Cleobury Mortimer and entered a road surface near Furnace Mill Fishery shortly before 10.40am today . Emergency service crews attended but the man was sadly found dead around two hours later. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: 'Officers from West Mercia Police and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service quickly attended but sadly he was found deceased at around 12.35pm.

42am, and sent one ambulance, two paramedic officers, the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham to the scene. A spokesman said: “When ambulance crews arrived on scene they quickly began working with fire and police colleagues to try and find the man, who was reported to have gone under the water by a member of the public. Following a thorough search and rescue operation, the man was rescued from the water.

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