Snapchat clue leads to dramatic river rescue after friends’ night out
Partygoer rescued from river after night out drinking in Durham
- Police footage shows a dramatic river rescue in Durham earlier in February.
- A young man, separated from his friends on a night out, was tracked via Snapchat to the River Wear where he was clinging to a fallen tree branch.
- A second man also became trapped just above the water while attempting to pull his friend to safety.
- Police arrived and rescued both men from the slippery riverbank in pouring rain.
- One of the men was taken to hospital with hypothermia, leading Durham Constabulary to warn about the dangers of alcohol near rivers.
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