Individual rescued from water by Emergency Services

Yesterday (15 Aug) Firefighters attended Jubilee Bridge in Barrow-in-Furness to reports of an individual in the water. 

A spokesperson from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said:

"At 13:27 hours on the 15th of August 2020, four fire engines from Barrow-in-Furness, Walney, Ulverston and Kendal fire stations were mobilised to Jubilee Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness to reports of a casualty in the water.

"Firefighters rescued one casualty from a bridge stanchion using twin rope access gear. Fire crews were on scene for approximately one hour and thirty minutes."

Photo: Barrow firefighters in a routine swift water training exercise.