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| Man dies after falling into lake | Man dies after falling into lake |
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| A man has died and a woman is in a critical condition after the pair fell 60ft (18m) into a hotel fishing lake. | |
| Police said they were at a private party when a fence they were leaning on above the lake gave way and they fell into Tinhay Lake at Lifton in Devon. | |
| The body of the 50-year-old man was found after a four-and-a-half hour search involving police divers, 30 officers and the force helicopter. | The body of the 50-year-old man was found after a four-and-a-half hour search involving police divers, 30 officers and the force helicopter. |
| The woman, who is in her 30s, was rescued and airlifted to hospital. | The woman, who is in her 30s, was rescued and airlifted to hospital. |
| It was very difficult location to access, and it was dark as well, so it was a very difficult rescue scenario Supt Sarah Sharp | |
| Emergency services were called to the scene just before 0100 BST. | Emergency services were called to the scene just before 0100 BST. |
| The pair were at a party at a private residence which has a boundary that runs next to the lake. | The pair were at a party at a private residence which has a boundary that runs next to the lake. |
| The three-acre private lake, which is owned by the neighbouring Arundell Arms and is up to 90ft (27m) deep in places, was formerly a limestone quarry. | The three-acre private lake, which is owned by the neighbouring Arundell Arms and is up to 90ft (27m) deep in places, was formerly a limestone quarry. |
| Supt Sarah Sharp, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "The difficulty with any quarry water is that it's extremely deep and extremely cold, and usually with very steep sides. | |
| "It was a very difficult location to access, and it was dark as well, so it was a very difficult rescue scenario." | |
| Police said that they were conducting inquiries into the incident but that it appeared to be a tragic accident with no suspicious circumstances. | Police said that they were conducting inquiries into the incident but that it appeared to be a tragic accident with no suspicious circumstances. |
| The woman is being treated in Plymouth's Derriford Hospital. | The woman is being treated in Plymouth's Derriford Hospital. |