The news story is from 3 days ago. Also canals in the UK don’t have strong currents and the max depth where he drowned was only 5 foot in the middle, even shallower near the sides. Nearly all canals in the UK are only about 1 metre deep in the middle. Look it up and look up photos of drained canals in the UK if you don’t believe me lol
If you’re trying to persuade people that your take is more reasonable than official stories in UK media, perhaps you’d have more luck by acting… you know… reasonable?