Fire service vehicles pictured at the scene of the incident in Acaster Malbis Picture tweeted by Station Manager Tony Walker
FIREFIGHTERS assisted police at an incident last night in a village near York.
Station Manager Tony Walker, of North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, tweeted that several crews assisted police colleagues with the incident in Acaster Malbis.
A fire service spokesman said later that crews stood by to assist in a water rescue if needed,but this was not required.
North Yorkshire Police said today that officers were called at just after 5pm yesterday to reports of a man in distress on the river bank at Acaster Malbis.
"The man was brought to safety and passed into the care of another agency," said a spokesperson.
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