A WOMAN was rescued from the river after the emergency services including boat crews were alerted following concern for her welfare.
Police, the fire service and the ambulance service attended the scene of the incident in Diglis in Worcester this morning (Tuesday).
Witnesses reported seeing emergency crews on blue lights rush towards the Diglis Bridge in Worcester shortly before 9am.
Police confirmed the woman was 'safe and well', was assessed by the ambulance service and had sustained no injuries.
It is understood she was able to get out of the water herself with the assistance of police and the fire service.
SCENE: Diglis Bridge, near the scene of the river rescue (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "We were called to Diglis Lane in Worcester this morning at around 8.50am following a report of someone in the river.
"A woman was brought to safety shortly after, she was then treated by ambulance staff who were also on scene."
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: "Two Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews – one each from Worcester and Malvern Fire Stations – along with Water First Responders from Droitwich, boat crews from Worcester and Evesham and the incident command unit and drone from Ledbury were called at 8.55am to a rescue from water in Diglis, Worcester.
"A female casualty was rescued from the river and handed over to the care of the ambulance service who attended along with police. The incident was marked as pending closure at 9.54am."
Rob Lea, a lock keeper for the Canal and River Trust, said he saw an ambulance, the fire service and water rescue at the scene, near the Diglis Bridge.
He said similar incidents happened around 'four or five times a year'.
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"They appeared (the emergency services) one by one and were all on Diglis Bridge. I was told there was a woman standing in the water but I didn't hear anything else," he said.
We also reported last week how a woman, aged in her 30s, was rescued from the river Severn in Worcester after the emergency services were called to Severn Street in Worcester on July 18.
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said at the time: "A crew from Droitwich Fire Station plus boat crews from Worcester and Evesham were called at 9.56pm to a concern for safety in Severn Street, Worcester."
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