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The father of a Hull man who died in raging floodwaters when he became stuck in grating has criticised the fire service's attempts to rescue him. | The father of a Hull man who died in raging floodwaters when he became stuck in grating has criticised the fire service's attempts to rescue him. |
Mike Barnett, 28, became stuck in neck-high water in a drain in Hessle, near Hull, on 25 June. | Mike Barnett, 28, became stuck in neck-high water in a drain in Hessle, near Hull, on 25 June. |
He is understood to have died from hypothermia after a desperate four-hour rescue operation failed to free him. | He is understood to have died from hypothermia after a desperate four-hour rescue operation failed to free him. |
Mr Barnett's family said fire crews did not do enough to save him. Fire chiefssaid they made a "concerted" effort. | |
On Thursday, Mr Barnett's father, also called Mike, said the emergency services were "virtually arguing" about what to do. | |
He told Sky News: "They could've pulled him out and even if it had broken his leg or pulled his foot off, at least he'd be alive. | He told Sky News: "They could've pulled him out and even if it had broken his leg or pulled his foot off, at least he'd be alive. |
They didn't have a clue how to get him out Geoffrey Claxton, father of victim's employer | They didn't have a clue how to get him out Geoffrey Claxton, father of victim's employer |
"But they just left him to die." | "But they just left him to die." |
Mr Barnett Snr was talking after agreeing to dramatic footage of the failed rescue bid being screened. | Mr Barnett Snr was talking after agreeing to dramatic footage of the failed rescue bid being screened. |
At the beginning of the crisis one neighbour dived down several times to try to free Mr Barnett but without success. | At the beginning of the crisis one neighbour dived down several times to try to free Mr Barnett but without success. |
Firefighters then attempted to cut the grate, which was actually a piece of fencing material put in place after the original grille was damaged in previous flooding. | Firefighters then attempted to cut the grate, which was actually a piece of fencing material put in place after the original grille was damaged in previous flooding. |
It is thought Mr Barnett got his foot trapped in the makeshift metal grille as he tried to clear some debris. | It is thought Mr Barnett got his foot trapped in the makeshift metal grille as he tried to clear some debris. |
'Concerted' effort | 'Concerted' effort |
Last week, Geoffrey Claxton, whose son, Andrew, runs Kingston Koi Company where Mr Barnett worked, also expressed concern at how the emergency services reacted to the rescue. | Last week, Geoffrey Claxton, whose son, Andrew, runs Kingston Koi Company where Mr Barnett worked, also expressed concern at how the emergency services reacted to the rescue. |
He said: "It was quite a while before the firemen came. He was getting weaker and weaker. They didn't have a clue how to get him out. | He said: "It was quite a while before the firemen came. He was getting weaker and weaker. They didn't have a clue how to get him out. |
"All they needed was a chain and a Land Rover and that would have pulled him out." | "All they needed was a chain and a Land Rover and that would have pulled him out." |
Mr Claxton described how he had gone into the water first to try to clear the drain but Mr Barnett had told him to get out and went in himself. | Mr Claxton described how he had gone into the water first to try to clear the drain but Mr Barnett had told him to get out and went in himself. |
Glenn Ramsden, from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, declined to "speculate" on the rescue, adding: "We made a concerted rescue operation. It was very concerted with the resources available." | Glenn Ramsden, from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, declined to "speculate" on the rescue, adding: "We made a concerted rescue operation. It was very concerted with the resources available." |
He said the circumstances surrounding the death were now a matter for the coroner's inquest. | He said the circumstances surrounding the death were now a matter for the coroner's inquest. |
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