Woman rescued from River Severn in Shrewsbury
A woman was taken to hospital after being rescued from the River Severn in Shrewsbury.
Three fire crews, the police and ambulance were sent to the Castle Walk Footbridge in Dorset Street at about 9.50pm on Sunday.
Firefighters from Baschurch, Shrewsbury and Wellington were sent to the scene.
When they arrived, the woman had already been rescued from the water.
Jordan Eggington, of West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "We were called by the police at 9.48pm last night to reports of a patient in the water at Castle Bridge in Shrewsbury.
"One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene. When crews arrived, the female patient was out of the water. She was treated by staff who then took her to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment.”
Emergency services were in the area for about 40 minutes.
The incident came as flood warnings remained in place, with the River Severn reaching a peak of around 4.24m in Shrewsbury on Monday morning.
