Emergency services on the scene after a boy, 3, and his mother fell into a canal in Newbury on Saturday, March 13
West Berkshire Council is looking at “how future incidents could be prevented” after a three-year-old boy died following a tragic canal fall in Newbury.
The boy and his mother were rescued from the Kennet & Avon Canal, near a weir, at around 2pm on Saturday, March 13, and taken to hospital. The boy died later in hospital.
Thames Valley Police has not confirmed the circumstances around the incident, but said the death is being treated as “unexplained but not suspicious”.
Over 2,000 people have since signed a petition calling for West Berkshire Council to set up “a strong barrier” at that section of the canal “to prevent accidents like this happening in the future”.