78 year old man dies after falling into Roundhay Park lake
He was taken to hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police received a call at 12.03pm raising concerns for a 78-year-old man with dementia who had gone missing in Roundhay Park, in Leeds, about an hour earlier.
Officers were immediately dispatched to the area to search for the man.
At 12:15pm a call was received from a member of the public reporting a man in the lake.
He was recovered from the water by a PCSO who began emergency treatment.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead a short time later.
There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and the Coroner’s Office has been informed. A post mortem is due to be carried out to establish the cause of his death.
Officers are looking to build up a picture of the man’s movements in the park prior to him being found.
He was described as white, about 5ft 8ins tall, and of slim build. He was wearing black jeans, a dark blue V-neck jumper, glasses and a blue baseball cap.