A man was rescued from the wrong side of a bridge in York early this morning (Tuesday).
Emergency services were called to Ouse Bridge at 4.19am.
A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said police requested their help “to assist in bringing an inebriated male from the wrong side of the bridge parapet back to safety”.
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Fire crews from Acomb and Selby went on to the river in boats, and a crew from Malton was also mobilised. The York Rescue Boat volunteers joined fire crews in the water near the bridge.
“Firefighters used a working from height harness to bring the male back to safety where he was left in the care of paramedics,” the spokesperson said.
