A boy was rescued from the River Nidd in Knaresborough in bitterly cold conditions yesterday.
The full circumstances surrounding the incident, which happened just before 4.30pm, remain unclear, as is the condition of the boy, who was taken to hospital by ambulance.
However he is not thought to have suffered serious injuries despite being in such cold water for a period of time.
Police and firefighters joined paramedics at the scene.
A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokeswoman said:
“We received an emergency call at 4.18pm on Tuesday afternoon to reports of a teenager who had experienced a medical episode and fallen into the River Nidd at Knaresborough.
“Two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to Harrogate District Hospital.”
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said:
“Police were contacted by the ambulance service at just before 4.30pm yesterday in relation to reports of a person in the River Nidd at Knaresborough.
“Officers attended the scene to assist the fire service and ambulance crew.
“The patient was conveyed to hospital in the care of the ambulance service.”
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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident log said it was summoned at 4.24pm to the river near Harrogate Road. The log added:
“Crews from Knaresborough and Harrogate responded to a young male in a river. The young male was rescue from the river and transported to hospital via road ambulance.”
The Stray Ferret was contacted by a member of the public who said local dog walker James Warburton had noticed the danger and rushed to help.
We contacted Mr Warburton, who confirmed he was involved but declined to comment further.
Man rescued from river near Ripon
A man was rescued from the River Ure at Sharow, near Ripon, today.
Firefighters were called to the river near Lowfield Lane at 9.39am this morning.
According to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident log, water crews from Ripon, Boroughbridge, Richmond, Harrogate and Selby “responded to a report of a male partially in the river”.
The incident log adds:
“The man was brought back up the embankment by fire crews and paramedics on a spinal board, to a waiting helicopter, for transfer to hospital with hypothermic symptoms.”
No further details have been provided.
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