A man who drowned while swimming at Ensor’s Pool in Nuneaton has been named as 27-year-old Wojciech Berlan from Redditch.
Emergency services were called to the beauty spot at around 12.24pm on Sunday (17 August) after reports that a man had disappeared beneath the water and failed to resurface for more than five minutes.
Specialist search teams carried out a rescue operation, and Mr Berlan was later recovered from the water. He was tragically confirmed dead at 1.30pm.
In a statement, Warwickshire Police said:
“We are sad to report that 27-year-old Wojciech Berlan from Redditch has died after drowning at Ensor’s Pool in Nuneaton. His next of kin have now been informed.
Emergency services responded to a report at 12:24pm on 17 August that a man had disappeared beneath the water while swimming and not resurfaced for over five minutes. After being recovered from the water, Wojciech was confirmed deceased at 1:30pm.
Our thoughts are with Wojciech’s family at this time. Police are continuing to investigate on behalf of the coroner.”
Officers are now appealing for anyone who was present at the time of the tragedy to come forward.
Anyone with information should contact Warwickshire Police online or by calling 101, quoting Incident 174 of 17 August.
