EMERGENCY services have been looking for a man in the river in York this afternoon (Saturday, February 24).
Firefighters were called to the River Ouse at Clifton Ings at 4.35pm.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service said they had been called to a report of a male in the river and that an Air Ambulance had also been called to the scene.
Just after 6pm this evening North Yorkshire Police said it was currently responding to a report of concern for the welfare of a man at Clifton Ings.
A spokesperson for the force said: “There is a large emergency services presence in the area, including our Fire & Rescue and Ambulance colleagues."
Three police officers were seen on the eastern bank of the River Ouse near Water Lane at around 6.45pm this evening.
Officers were seen shining torches into water underneath Clifton Bridge, where two police vehicles were stationed.
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