Man in his 20s dead after 'running from festival police and entering canal'
A man who police say was headed to Notting Hill Carnival has died(Image: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
TL;DR
- A man in his 20s died after police attempted to stop him as he approached Notting Hill Carnival.
- The man fled on foot and entered a canal, where officers and members of the public pulled him out.
- Despite immediate medical attention and hospital treatment, he was pronounced dead.
- The two-day carnival was otherwise largely without incident, with 560 arrests in total.
- 48 arrests on Monday were made using live facial recognition, identifying registered sex offenders.
- Stop and search resulted in the seizure of 62 weapons, including a handgun.