A woman was left red-faced after falling into a weed-ridden canal, having mistaken it for a patch of grass.
Alex Niang is not the first person to fall victim at Walsall's Waterfront in the West Midlands - but has been left riddled with trauma.
Many people have been duped and ended up going for a swim over the years due to the overgrowth of vegetation, reported BirminghamLive.