Man rescued from River Foyle... the third person saved by Foyle Search in Rescue in just over two weeks

A man was rescued from the River Foyle in Derry this morning.

Volunteers from the Foyle Search and Rescue’s (FSR) Emergency Respone Team were alerted by police to reports of a person having entered the river at 7.40am.

Two FSR boats and a land crew were were despached and on arrival at the scene spotted a man in the water.

After being rescued he was taken to FSR headquarters at Prehen where he was transferred to a waiting ambulance and taken to the A&E department at Altnagelvin Hospital.

He is the third person to be rescued from the River by FSR volunteers in just over two weeks.

A man and an 18-year-old were pulled from the water in separate incidents earlier this month.

Yesterday afternoon, a man was taken to hospital after he was led to safety from the river by FSR volunteers.

It was the second such incident to occur along the river’s edge within a five day period.

A woman was also led to safety by FSR volunteers on Friday afternoon last.

Last year, FSR volunteers responded to 153 incidents, saving 13 people and leading a further 61 distressed people to safety from the river’s edge.

A further 76 people were approached who volunteers believed needed their interaction and help.

Two bodies were recovered from the river during 2015..