Derby firefighters rescue man from storm drain in Derby's Darley Park
Four Derbyshire fire crews and an ambulance were sent to Derby's Darley Park on Thursday afternoon to rescue a man who was stuck in a storm drain.
Firefighters from Kingsway, Ascot Drive, and Nottingham Road fire stations pulled together in the rescue effort. A specialist rope rescue team from Matlock also had to be called in to help free the man.
IN OTHER NEWS: Murder probe after headless, burnt body found in Derbyshire A spokeswoman for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue said: "At 2.40pm, firefighters responded to a report of a person trapped in a storm drain near to Derby Rowing Club on... read more
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