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Child pulled from canal and taken to hospital

Google Google street view image of Clapperbrook Lane East overlooking the canal. It is a sunny day, the photo has been taken from the bridge that overlooks the water.Google
A police cordon was in place at the scene

A child has been taken to hospital after getting into difficulty in a canal, police have said.

Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called to Clapperbrook Lane East, in Exeter, at about 16:35 BST on Monday, following a "concern for welfare for a child in the canal".

The child was pulled from the water in a serious condition and has been taken to hospital, the force added.

It said a police cordon was put in place at the scene but has since been lifted.

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