Teenager taken to hospital after entering River Ure at Boroughbridge

It happened around 6.20pm last night.

Author: Harry LongPublished 14th Oct 2021

A teenager's been taken to hospital after being rescued from the River Ure in Boroughbridge.

Fire and ambulance crews were called around 6.20 last night - after reports of a teenager who had been in the water.

A second teenager, who was believe to have gone missing at the scene - was found and was returned home to her parents.

In a statement, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Ambulance responded to a believed intoxicated male youth by the river.

"Fire were then requested as there was some suspicion that a female youth who had been present due to items found there, may have gone into the river.

"Two level two water rescue and two level three water rescue teams mobilised from Boroughbridge, Ripon, and Richmond. Shortly after Boroughbridge attended, contact was made with the missing female – safely back with her parents.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said in a statement: "We received an emergency call at 6.19pm on Wednesday to reports of a teenager by the River Ure in Boroughbridge who had been into the water.

"Two ambulances and a clinical supervisor were dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to hospital. There were no additional patients requiring ambulance assistance at the scene."