Swansea: Man dies after car goes into water at marina
South Wales Police said they were called to reports of a car going into the water at Swansea Marina shortly after 10am on Wednesday. The body of a man was recovered from the vehicle.
Wednesday 30 August 2023 16:03, UK
A man has died after a car went into the water at a marina in Swansea.
South Wales Police said his death was being treated as "unexplained".
A spokesperson for the force confirmed its officers had attended along with colleagues from other emergency services.
They were called just after 10am on Wednesday.
Pictures from the scene show police vehicles and ambulances in attendance.
The air ambulance was also at the scene and a police cordon was put in place.
The railings along one section of the marina appear to have been damaged.
One person at the scene told Sky News a recovery vehicle arrived shortly before 1.30pm.
Police confirmed in a statement officers would remain at the scene while the car is recovered.
Detective Inspector Chris Evans said: "South Wales Police was called shortly after 10am this morning with a report of a car having gone into the water at Swansea Marina.
"Emergency services attended, and a car was found fully submerged in the water. The body of a man was located in the car.
"The death is being treated as unexplained at this time and enquiries are continuing to ascertain the full circumstances behind the incident."
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A spokesperson for the Wales Ambulance Service said it was called at around 10.01am.
"We sent four hazardous area response teams, one air ambulance, two Cymru high acuity response units, one duty operational manager and one emergency ambulance to the scene where we were assisted by colleagues from the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service who travelled by air," they added in a statement.
A spokesperson for the Wales Air Ambulance also confirmed a crew had attended the incident.
"The Welshpool crew were mobilised by air at 10.10am and arrived on scene at 10.53am. The crew left the scene at 12pm," they said in a statement.