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http://www..co.uk/newshastings?articleid=3108552 AN ANGLER has died after trying to rescue his rod from a reservoir yesterday. Ian Cooper, 35, of Ironlatch Avenue, was fishing at Wishing Tree Lagoon, in Crowhurst Road at 2.45pm, when a carp pulled his rod into the water.

After attempting to recover his rod from the shore Mr Cooper decided the only way he could retrieve his gear was to enter the water himself.

A man who wanted only to be known as George witnessed Mr Cooper enter the water and get in to difficulties.

He said: "His rod went in to the water and he ran in to get it.

"He started shouting that he was in trouble so we threw the life ring in for him, but he couldn't get to it.

"One man tried to go in after him but he was told not to because the water is so cold."

Police and ambulance crews arrived and pulled Mr Coopers body from the water.

Paramedics tried to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the Conquest Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Mr Cooper had been fishing the lake for five days and it was his first trip to the Wishing Tree Lagoon. Last Updated: 14 August 2007 12:56 PM

Submitted on 08/14/2007

Submitted by: Gazza
Reference: hastings observer 14/8/07

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Bruce said:
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The supplied link is broken. Here's another brief article: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/08/15/fish-kills-angler-89520-19631798/ If the carp was strong enough to pull the rod from his hands it probably dragged the rod pretty far from shore so his chances of finding it were probably pretty slim. On top of that, if witnesses knew the water was "too cold" then he should have known that as well. I'll go DA on this one.


Chip said:
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Must have been a pretty darned expensive rod! A bit more humor is added to the story with the name of the lake (Wishing Tree Lagoon). Bet he wished he had never gone there. Thanks for sending us the story, Gazza


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