EMERGENCY services were called out to rescue a woman who had got on to the wrong side of the barrier on a York river bridge.
York Rescue Boat say that their team were called out to an incident on the river Ouse in York at 2.48am this morning (August 22).
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called out to Low Ousegate.
They said: “Appliances from York and Acomb were mobilised to an incident involving a woman stood on the wrong side of Ouse bridge.
“On arrival of crews the woman was already in the care of North Yorkshire Police, no action taken by Fire Service.”
A spokesman for the rescue boat said: “We were stood down on arrival as person was in the care of North Yorkshire Police.
“North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance.”
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