Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service have provided an update on a search for a person in the River Wye in Hereford on Easter Monday.
A large number of emergency service personnel were seen near the Victoria Bridge in Hereford on Monday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service told Your Herefordshire:
“Two Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews – one each from Hereford and Leominster Fire Stations including the Leominster Water First Responders – plus the boat crews from Hereford and Worcester, the incident command unit and drone from Ledbury and the Service’s rescue dog were called at 13:33 on 1 April to a rescue from water at the Victoria Bridge in Hereford.
“The drone, boats and bankside water first responder crews found no persons and a multi-agency decision was made to cease the search.
“Police and ambulance also attended.
“The incident was marked as pending closure at 17:17.”
