A boat sunk by a ‘stag party’ is back above water following rescue efforts.
The hired narrowboat was submerged after being parked in a lock in Droitwich by a group believed to be on a stag do.
Volunteers from River Canal Rescue were quick to react and spent Saturday removing the boat from the lock.
A spokesperson said: “Rescue team on-site refloating hire boat that has come to grief at the Droitwich lock flights.”
By around 5pm, the boat had been removed from the lock and was once again floating on the canal.
“Boat all up and floating and lock reopened,” read a follow-up post from River Canal Rescue.
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The Canal and Rivers Trust has confirmed it is planning to launch a full investigation into what happened.
A spokesperson said: “I think it was a stag party and there were three boats.
“One was the one that got into trouble and that was because they didn’t operate the locks and the paddles properly, so ultimately their boat got stuck.
“We are relieved that there have been no injuries or anything worse.”
It understood that the stag party abandoned another boat and continued on a third.
All of the boats were hired from ABC Boat Hire.
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A spokesperson of the company said: “Full handovers were carried out at the marina before the guests left the boatyard yesterday afternoon.
“The parties have been removed from the other boats in the group and no one has been hurt.”
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