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James Moncur

River Tay drama as man rescued from freezing water

Emergency services saved a man from the River Tay early this morning.

The victim was rescued from the freezing water close to Riverside Park at about 6.30am.

Police attended the scene along with the Broughty Ferry lifeboat and Dundee Coastguard crews.

The man was recovered from the water into an ambulance and rushed to Ninewells Hospital.

It is unclear how he ended up in the water or what his current condition is.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland told Dundee Live: “Around 6.35am on Wednesday, March 30, officers were made aware of a man in difficulty in the water near Riverside Drive, Dundee.

“The HM Coastguard lifeboat attended and the man was taken by ambulance to Ninewells Hospital.”

While a spokesperson for the local Coastguard said: “At 6.40am we had a call from police with report of a person in water near Bridgeview Restaurant in Dundee.

“Both lifeboats from Broughty Ferry were sent out alongside the coastguards from Dundee and St Andrews, Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service.

“Lifeboat crews were able to recover the person from the water.

“Once they landed at Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station, the person was passed into the care of the ambulance service.”

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