A man is fighting for life after being pulled from a canal.
The man was pulled from the water in Bootle after members of the public rallied round to help. Merseyside police said they were called to reports of concern for safety of a man on Thursday, June 15, at around 7.30pm.
Emergency services arrived at the scene, near to the Strand on Stanley Road, and found members of the public had already pulled the man from the water. Officers said he was rescued by people who had started CPR on him.