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Leigh-on-Sea: Man dies after two people pulled from lake

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Two ambulances and the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were among those sent to the scene, the ambulance service said

A man has died after he and a woman were pulled from a lake following concerns for their safety.

Emergency services were called to Eastwood Rise in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, at 12:20 BST on Thursday.

A man was recovered from the water and died at the scene, despite the best efforts of medical teams, the East of England Ambulance Service said.

The woman did not require hospital treatment. Police said the man's death was not being treated as suspicious.

The scene off Eastwood Rise was being investigated on Friday and specialist officers were supporting the man's family, police added.

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