Child pulled from canal and taken to hospital

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.