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The Independent
05-08-2025
- The Independent
Major search launched after reports of body in ‘fast-flowing' Yorkshire river
A major search operation is underway in North Yorkshire after reports that a body was spotted in a river. Police were called to the River Greta just after 2pm on Monday after a member of the public said they saw a body in the fast-flowing water near the Ingleton viaduct in Carnforth. Search and rescue teams from the police and the fire service are working alongside helicopter teams and underwater search units to scour the river downstream towards Lancashire as the operation enters its second day. North Yorkshire Police are appealing for anyone who is 'aware of someone who has not returned home after going to the river' to get in touch, adding 'extensive enquiries' are ongoing. 'River searches are continuing today in the Craven area after a member of the public reported seeing a body in the river near Ingleton viaduct,' the force said in a statement. 'We're also asking anyone to get in touch with us if they are missing anyone who may have gone to the river yesterday or know anyone who has not returned home. 'The searches follow a report made just after 2pm on 4 August, after a member of the public reported seeing a body in the fast-flowing water. 'Searches include police search teams, support from the National Police Air Service helicopter, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, the Yorkshire and Humberside Police Underwater Search Unit, and volunteer search and rescue teams. 'Extensive enquiries have been carried out with neighbouring forces for any reported missing people, and officers are now appealing to anyone who is aware of someone who has not returned home after going to the river, to get in touch. 'Please call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and pass information for incident number NYP-04082025-0252. 'The search area is from Ingleton downstream towards Lancashire.'
New York Times
21-07-2025
- New York Times
Missouri Man Dies in Dam's Hydraulics While Trying to Save Trapped Boater
A Missouri man who jumped into a river to help a boater stranded in a dam died on Sunday after becoming trapped by the dam's hydraulics, the authorities said. The man, 54, was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday evening, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said in an incident report. Emergency responders were dispatched to a water rescue of two people in the Elk River, , near Noel, Mo., at the southwest corner of the state, at around 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, the agency said in its report. One of the people had gone over a low-head dam in the river. According to the incident report, the man jumped into the water above the dam to help a boater who had become trapped in the powerful, washing machine-like waters at the base of the dam called the hydraulics. The man, whose name was not released, was then swept up by the current and pulled through the hydraulics, the agency said. He resurfaced downstream, where a bystander pulled him to safety, and emergency responders administered first aid. The man was transported to Ozarks Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The boater was uninjured, the highway patrol said. Lowhead dams are man-made structures that span waterways and allow water to continuously flow overtop, according to the environmental group American Rivers. They are sometimes referred to as 'drowning machines' because they can create a recirculating roller-like current at the base of the dam, which can trap people, boats or other objects, and make it nearly impossible to escape. About 50 fatalities typically occur each year at low-head dams across the United States, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.
BBC News
21-06-2025
- BBC News
Body of man, 20, recovered from River Tees after search
A 20-year-old man's body has been recovered from a man is believed to have gone into the River Tees at Gainford on Friday afternoon and got into Police said formal identification had not yet taken place but the man's family had been and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team and County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service were involved in the river search. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
