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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Annabal Bagdi & Ryan Merrifield

Woman left traumatised after falling into canal she thought was a patch of grass

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.

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