The man was seen 'disorientated' while walking on the part-frozen canal
A man was ushed to hospital with hypothermia after falling through ice into a city centre canal. Witnesses called emergency services after the 'disorientated' man had been seen walking along the Ashton Canal off Chapeltown Street, near Piccadilly.
He received treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital by ambulance. A spokesperson for GMFRS said: "At 2:14am this morning, December 17, two fire engines from Manchester Central and Gorton fire stations along with the Technical Response Unit from Ashton-under-Lyne and the Water Incident Unit from Eccles attended Chapeltown Street, Manchester to rescue a man from a partially frozen canal.
Warnings are in place this weekend from the Met Office for snow and ice, while Manchester Airport has warned passengers ahead of potential disruption after flights were grounded due to the weather last Saturday. Greater Manchester Police has also issued reminders to the public not walk on frozen lakes and ponds in the wake of the Babbs Mill Park tragedy in Solihull, where four young boys died.
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