Three people fell in the same canal in one evening after mistaking water weeds for a grass lawn. A 19-year-old man plunged into the icy Walsall Canal on October 5 after mistaking overgrown algae for a path. Minutes later Steve Worthington, 41, and his son Lewis, 11, also found themselves underwater after confusing the algae for grass. Three people fell in the Walsall Canal in one evening after mistaking water weeds for a grass lawnThe 19-year-old had just enjoyed a meal at Nando's in Walsall when he stepped straight into the water, panicking because he is unable to swim. The teen's fall would have happened a matter of minutes before Steve Worthington and his 11-year-old son, Lewis, stepped straight into the water – also believing the weeds were grass .

Source: Daily Mail October 14, 2019 12:33 UTC