Firefighters rescue 'intoxicated male' from canal in Leighton Buzzard
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An “intoxicated male” was rescued by firefighters after he fell into the Grand Union Canal in Leighton Buzzard.
Crews from Duncombe Drive, Dunstable and Bedford were called to a "rescue from water" in Vimy Road at 8.44pm on Tuesday (June 25).
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service stated: "Firefighters using water rescue equipment waded into water to rescue an intoxicated male.”
The East of England Ambulance Service took the man to Luton and Dunstable Hospital for further care.
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