The media want Brits to believe a healthy, conscious woman fell in waist-deep water, didn't stand up to save herself, and drowned.

Not saying the woman didn't die, but I'm finding it hard to believe that a healthy, conscious woman fell into knee-to-waist deep water, didn't stand up to save herself, and drowned. There's a photo in the link below which shows just how shallow British canals actually are. The water is knee-height, and two men are easily standing. In the middle of a canal, the water is waist-deep.

British canals also do not have currents and the water is still. I find it odd how they're focusing on barriers (to stop people from falling into knee-to-waist deep water you can easily stand up in?) rather than the possibility of her being held down. The narrative just isn't plausible at all. Any healthy, conscious adult, upon falling into waist-deep water at most, would simply stand up. If you ask me, something smells about this story (and all of the other "healthy, conscious adult fell into a shallow canal, didn't stand up to save themselves with no explanation as to why not, and drowned" stories).