Man rescued from river

Friday 5 February
00.59 Midland Road, Bath

A man in his 30s has been rescued by firefighters after falling into the River Avon.

When crews arrived on the scene they found the man knee deep in the river and unable to get up a steep bank, approximately eight feet high.

Firefighters used a throw line, which they attached around the man, and pulled him to safety. He was taken to hospital suffering from suspected hyperthermia.