Firefighters wade through water to rescue motorists

Firefighters waded through water to rescue to stranded motorists last night/

Fire crews from Easingwold and Acomb attended after police received a call from a couple stranded in their vehicle in floodwater York Bridge, High Moor Lane, Shipton by Benningborough.

The incident was reported at about 10.10pm on Saturday.

Fire control managed to contact the occupants after some time who said they had left the vehicle due to the amount of water coming in and were, unknowingly to them, stood on the bridge wall over the beck.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Centre said: “Firefighters waded through waist deep water to rescue the pair and lead them back to safety utilising their level 2 water rescue equipment.”

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