Dragged to Safety ; Saved From the River by Strangers

Evening Chronicle (August 19, 2009)

Author: Lisa Hutchinson

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A STRICKEN river plunge victim was pulled to safety by rescuers, who were today hailed as heroes.

Two rowers, a passer-by and an offduty police officer all took part in the rescue mission to save a 45-year-old who had been out drinking in Durham when he fell from the river bank into the water. The rowers, Sgt Ian Dickinson, who is a scout leader and was on a canoeing exercise with a group of youngsters, and a parent of a scout, all raced to his rescue.

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Dragged to Safety ; Saved From the River by Strangers

He was having difficulty keeping his head above water when ...

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