Person rescued from River Nene by firefighters during emergency incident in Northampton
An eye-witness has praised the quick response of firefighters called to a dramatic early morning rescue.
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS), Northamptonshire Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) all responded to urgent 999 calls at 5am on Wednesday October 21 following reports of someone in the River Nene.
A spokesperson for NFRS told the Chron: “Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called by Northamptonshire Police to reports of a person in the water on University Drive in Northampton shortly after 5am this morning (October 21).
“Crews used throwlines to bring the person out of the water, who was then left in the care of EMAS.”
An eyewitness praised firefighters for their swift action.
He said: “The fire service was very quick in response, praise to them.
“I was near the fire station when their alarm went off. By the time I was near the hospital on my bike, they were coming past.”
The University of Northampton confirmed the person in the river was not a student.