Fire crews were called to the scene (Image: Newsquest)
EMERGENCY services were called to rescue a woman from a bridge in North Yorkshire.
Crews from Ripon, Boroughbridge, Richmond and Selby responded to a report of a female on the wrong side of the railings on a bridge in Ripon at around 6.45pm yesterday.
The crews liaised with police on scene and set up downstream safety and swimmers whilst awaiting the arrival of a police negotiator.
The female was brought back to the safe side of the railings and left in the care of the police.
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