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Emergency services deployed to search river in Shrewsbury town centre

Emergency services were deployed to search the river in Shrewsbury in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Emergency services were deployed to search the river in Shrewsbury in the early hours of Saturday morning

A call was received by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service just after 3.30am requesting assistance with a water rescue near Smithfield Road in Shrewsbury town centre.

The ambulance service, police and three fire appliances including a water rescue unit were mobilised from Baschurch, Shrewsbury and Tweedale.

A boat was launched but no one was found.

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