Firefighters rescue man from Leighton Buzzard river

Firefighters rescued a man after he fell into a river in Leighton Buzzard.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service reported that crews attended a rescue from water incident on South Street in the town at around 4.45pm on Sunday February 15.

Firefighters rescued a man who fell into a river in Leighton Buzzard on Sunday afternoonplaceholder image
Firefighters rescued a man who fell into a river in Leighton Buzzard on Sunday afternoon

Fire crews assisted the man from the water by using wading poles and water rescue throw lines.

He was assessed by firefighters before being left in the care of the ambulance service.

The fire service say that the incident was accidental.

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