Rescue on the Fitzroy
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WATCH VIDEO: Man ‘clinging to barge’ in the Fitzroy River
16th Feb 2021 11:31 AM
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UPDATE 11.30AM: Police have accessed a 4m tinnie, retrieved the man from the water and returned to the boat ramp with the patient.
11.10AM: Police are hoping to find a member of the public who will motor them upriver to near the Boathouse restaurant to retrieve a man who has fallen into the Fitzroy River.
The incident was reported at 11am.
Rescue on the Fitzroy
The man is clinging to a barge in the middle of the Fitzroy. He reportedly fell from a nearby boat and is unable to swim.
Police are at both North and Southside boat ramps.
SES is also on the way.
More to come
