Marshals to patrol York riverside on weekends
She added: "The deaths that have taken place from people entering the river are very well-known in York."Maintaining river safety is a very important issue and as beautiful as it is, the river can be dangerous."The marshals are funded by the York and North Yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner.York Rescue Boat also works closely with the BID to promote river safety.The BID's operations manager, Carl Alsop. said: "We're pleased to bring the riverside marshal programme back to support York's brilliant riverside businesses as we head into the busy summer period."
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