River drama: helicopter crew scrambled
Published:
5:09 PM July 24, 2007
Updated:
2:00 AM February 18, 2021
WATTISHAM'S RAF helicopter was scrambled today after a man and a boy fell into a river.
WATTISHAM'S RAF helicopter was scrambled today after a man and a boy fell into a river.
Emergency services were alerted to the accident, at the River Great Ouse, Godmanchester, at around 2pm.
It was reported that the pair's boat had capsized and they were hanging onto a tree branch.
Cambridge firefighters rescued the casualties, neither of who were seriously injured, and the helicopter was not needed.
