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Father and son rescued from river | Father and son rescued from river |
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Ambulance paramedics have rescued a father and son from a river after the child fell into the water. | Ambulance paramedics have rescued a father and son from a river after the child fell into the water. |
The child fell into the River Dee at Llangollen, Denbighshire, while out walking and was washed away, and his father jumped in to rescue him. | The child fell into the River Dee at Llangollen, Denbighshire, while out walking and was washed away, and his father jumped in to rescue him. |
An ambulance crew nearby found the boy - said to be aged seven or eight - face down in the river and his father clinging to a rock lower down. | An ambulance crew nearby found the boy - said to be aged seven or eight - face down in the river and his father clinging to a rock lower down. |
Paramedics pulled them to safety, and father and son have mild hypothermia. | Paramedics pulled them to safety, and father and son have mild hypothermia. |
They have been taken to hospital in Wrexham after the alarm was raised near the Chainbridge Hotel at Berwyn at about 1230 BST. | |
The paramedic on a rope waded out into the water to bring the father to safety. | The paramedic on a rope waded out into the water to bring the father to safety. |
Another paramedic and a member of the public were able to pull them to the bank. | Another paramedic and a member of the public were able to pull them to the bank. |