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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ryan Merrifield

'My brother drowned in a canal at 43 - it's not just kids who need water warnings'

A man whose brother drowned in a canal on a night out said it's not just teenagers who need to be warned about the dangers of open water.

Tony Dodd's younger brother Wayne was walking home along Ashton Canal in Greater Manchester on August 26, 2011 after drinking at a pub when it's believed he tripped and fell in.

His body was found the following morning by a passing barge. Wayne was 43 at the time of his death.

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