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| Man pepper sprayed by Sussex Police drowns in Hastings lake | |
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| A man pepper sprayed during a confrontation with Sussex Police has drowned after running into a lake. | |
| Leon Stent, 30, from Hastings, is understood to have been visiting friends at Coghurst Hall Holiday Park, in Ivyhouse Lane, Hastings. | Leon Stent, 30, from Hastings, is understood to have been visiting friends at Coghurst Hall Holiday Park, in Ivyhouse Lane, Hastings. |
| Officers were called to the campsite at 23:20 BST on Saturday to reports that a man was being drunk and abusive. | Officers were called to the campsite at 23:20 BST on Saturday to reports that a man was being drunk and abusive. |
| A search for Mr Stent resulted in a confrontation and he ended up in the lake at the site, police said. | A search for Mr Stent resulted in a confrontation and he ended up in the lake at the site, police said. |
| Boat search | |
| A force spokesman confirmed police had sprayed Mr Stent before he ran off. | |
| Ch Insp Warren Franklin said: "Officers and friends of the man encouraged him to come out of the water, but before he could do so he got into difficulties. | Ch Insp Warren Franklin said: "Officers and friends of the man encouraged him to come out of the water, but before he could do so he got into difficulties. |
| "Officers used boats to get onto the lake but could not find any trace of him." | "Officers used boats to get onto the lake but could not find any trace of him." |
| Mr Stent's body was found by divers from Sussex Police's Specialist Search Unit at 15:00 BST the following day following "a large-scale search" of the lake. | Mr Stent's body was found by divers from Sussex Police's Specialist Search Unit at 15:00 BST the following day following "a large-scale search" of the lake. |
| Sussex Police said a post-mortem examination would be held in due course and the matter had been passed to the East Sussex coroner. | Sussex Police said a post-mortem examination would be held in due course and the matter had been passed to the East Sussex coroner. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission has also been informed "due to police contact with the man before his death". |