A man has died of a heart attack after hitting his head diving into a popular swimming lake.

The 47-year-old, of Shoeburyness, was said by police to have dived into the Marine Lake in Maldon's Promenade Park at about 5.30pm on Saturday.

He surfaced, complaining of having hit his head on the bottom and then went into cardiac arrest.

The man was taken by ambulance to Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, where he later died.

The lake was drained by Maldon District Council staff and remained shut all day Sunday for health and safety reasons.

Published Monday August 19, 2002

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