Man rescued from River Severn in Shrewsbury
A man has been rescued from the River Severn in Shrewsbury and taken to hospital.
He was helped from the water near English Bridge in the early hours of today.
Emergency crews went to the scene shortly after 1.45am after reports that someone was in the water.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called by the fire service at 1:51am to reports of a patient in the water near English Bridge in Shrewsbury.
"One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene. On arrival crews found the patient out of the water. We treated one man at the scene before taking him to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment.”
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said its Incident Command Unit, crews from Baschurch, Shrewsbury and Tweedale along with an operations officer attended.
West Mercia Police joined them at the scene.
The brigade crews left at about 2.15am.
