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| Search of Great Ouse: Search for missing woman continues | |
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| The search for a woman missing in a river is continuing, as it emerged she may have been trying to help someone else in distress. | |
| The woman, in her 30s, is believed to have got into difficulties herself in the process, said Bedfordshire Police. | |
| Officers were called just after 20:00 BST on Thursday to an area of the Great Ouse off Honey Hill Road, Bedford. | |
| After three hours of searching, the operation resumed on Friday with the help of specialist divers from Norfolk. | |
| A spokesman asked people to leave the search to the emergency services and not put themselves at risk. | |
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| Police officers, the fire service and a helicopter are all involved in the search. | |
| A force spokesman said: "It is believed the woman entered the water to help somebody in distress and got into difficulties herself." |