A young man has died after being found in a garden pond having been electrocuted, police said today.

Paul Wallaker, 24, was found lying in a partially empty pond in Stambridge Road, Rochford, at around 1pm on Saturday.

Ambulance crews called to the scene found a jet wash near Mr Wallaker, of Queen's Road, Burnham-on-Crouch.

He was taken to Southend Hospital by the Essex Air Ambulance where he was pronounced dead.

A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday confirmed he had been electrocuted.

Published Wednesday June 30, 2004

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