VIDEO: Lewes river rescue
Emergency services rescued a man from the River Ouse near the A27 at Lewes this morning.
The footage from Eddie Mitchell shows a police helicopter assisting in the search after a call at 3.20am.
Fire crews were able to rescue the man using an inflatable path after he was found conscious on the river bank suffering from extreme cold.
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Hide AdIt is not yet known how the man came to be in the river. A spokesman for the fire service said he was taken to hospital by ambulance crews and firefighters stood down at around 6.15am.
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