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| High Askew bridge collapse sees two rescued from river | High Askew bridge collapse sees two rescued from river |
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| Two people have been taken to hospital after a pedestrian footbridge collapsed into a river in North Yorkshire. | Two people have been taken to hospital after a pedestrian footbridge collapsed into a river in North Yorkshire. |
| One patient was taken by the Great North Air Ambulance to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. | One patient was taken by the Great North Air Ambulance to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. |
| Another was driven to Scarborough Hospital suffering from hypothermia. | |
| Emergency services were sent to the scene at High Askew near the village of Cropton at about 15:00 GMT after reports of two people being spotted in the water in the River Seven. | Emergency services were sent to the scene at High Askew near the village of Cropton at about 15:00 GMT after reports of two people being spotted in the water in the River Seven. |
| The Great North Air Ambulance said the man airlifted to hospital was a 65-year-old from the York area who had suffered head injuries and a broken arm. | |
| Shooting party | |
| The bridge involved was described as a small aluminium construction box frame bridge and is about 5m (16ft) in length. | |
| BBC News correspondent Danny Savage reported seeing one patient being taken from the scene, "conscious and sitting upright but covered in bandages". | BBC News correspondent Danny Savage reported seeing one patient being taken from the scene, "conscious and sitting upright but covered in bandages". |
| He said the people involved in the bridge collapse were members of a shooting party. | He said the people involved in the bridge collapse were members of a shooting party. |
| They were crossing a bridge on private land when it collapsed, sending the two people in to the river. | They were crossing a bridge on private land when it collapsed, sending the two people in to the river. |
| An eyewitness described both as "walking wounded". | An eyewitness described both as "walking wounded". |
| By 16:50 GMT the search of the area had been stopped and only one police car remained at the scene. | By 16:50 GMT the search of the area had been stopped and only one police car remained at the scene. |