Woman pulled from Park lake

A woman was taken to hospital after being rescued from Hanley Park Lake. Police, firefighters and paramedics were scrambled to the beauty spot yesterday afternoon. A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Police said they were called to Hanley Park following reports that a woman had entered the lake. Officers attended the scene alongside colleagues from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service. A woman was rescued from the lake and detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.