Amazon says fed up with reporting this problem to councill ,I agree with the sentiment.
I know the following is not life threatening, but it shows the attitude of those in authority who choose to do nothing.
It has taken ages to get the Council to replace the footbridge by Keg Pool in Etherow Country Park, and to get the Council to renovate the footpath alongside the river, yet despite several complaints they will not remove the fallen tree that has partly destroyed the path and is likely to raise the likelihood of the river overflowing in that area and so eventually sweep the path away altogether.