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| Car plunges off Fowey slipway into river | Car plunges off Fowey slipway into river |
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| A man is being treated in hospital after the car he was in plunged off a slipway into the River Fowey. | A man is being treated in hospital after the car he was in plunged off a slipway into the River Fowey. |
| He managed to swim to shore and was treated by paramedics before being taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske. | He managed to swim to shore and was treated by paramedics before being taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske. |
| The man is believed to be in a stable condition. Coastguards said no-one else was in the vehicle when it entered the water at about 21:40 BST. | |
| Police divers, fire crews, lifeboats and paramedics all attended. | Police divers, fire crews, lifeboats and paramedics all attended. |
| The vehicle entered the water from the Old Ferry Slipway, which used to connect Fowey and Bodinnick. | The vehicle entered the water from the Old Ferry Slipway, which used to connect Fowey and Bodinnick. |
| A spokesperson for the RNLI said that the man, thought to be from St Austell, was able to struggle free of the vehicle and swim to shore where, even though unwell, he was able to tell witnesses that he had been on his own in the car. | A spokesperson for the RNLI said that the man, thought to be from St Austell, was able to struggle free of the vehicle and swim to shore where, even though unwell, he was able to tell witnesses that he had been on his own in the car. |
| The RNLI said the man "had taken the bend at the Old Ferry Slip too fast and driven straight into the River Fowey". | The RNLI said the man "had taken the bend at the Old Ferry Slip too fast and driven straight into the River Fowey". |
| The car was brought ashore overnight. | The car was brought ashore overnight. |