Men rescued from stranded dinghy in River Severn at Bridgnorth
Two men had to be rescued from the River Severn in Bridgnorth after getting stranded.
A water rescue unit from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was sent to the river at Bridge Street, at about 10.20pm.after the alarm was raised when the men became stuck on some debris in the water.
A fire service spokesman said the two men had been travelling down the river in a dinghy when their boat drifted over to an area of river debris and they got stuck.
He said: "They were quite safe where they were, they just had to be help from that log debris area."
The men were rescued by fire service boat and then checked over by an ambulance crew as a precaution. Police were also at the scene.
The incident came just a day before work starts to remove debris that has built up on Bridgnorth Bridge.
