A 57-YEAR-old man had to be rescued from a motorboat after it was feared he had suffered a stroke while on board.The man had been on the River Waveney when the incident happened shortly after 8pm yesterday .

A 57-YEAR-old man had to be rescued from a motorboat after it was feared he had suffered a stroke while on board.

The man had been on the River Waveney when the incident happened shortly after 8pm yesterday.

South Broads lifeboats, Lowestoft rescue team and police officers and paramedics attended the scene.

The man was brought to shore and taken to Beccles hospital for treatment.