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| One man is seriously ill and two others lucky to be alive after their canoes became trapped in a weir on a West Yorkshire river, police said. | One man is seriously ill and two others lucky to be alive after their canoes became trapped in a weir on a West Yorkshire river, police said. |
| A full-scale rescue operation was launched on the River Calder by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue on Saturday. | |
| Crews were called to a section of river at Luddenden Foot, where the canoeists were rescued. A man who jumped into the river to help also had to be saved. | |
| The injured man, thought to be from Leeds, is in Calderdale Royal Hospital. | The injured man, thought to be from Leeds, is in Calderdale Royal Hospital. |
| The incident happened between Luddenden Foot and Sowerby Bridge, with emergency services first called out at about 1145 GMT. | |
| 'Severe difficulties' | |
| A fire service spokesman said the rescue involved specialist crews and equipment from across West Yorkshire. | |
| He said: "On arrival the crews found that one person was trapped in a weir on the river and one other person was found to be floating down the river. | |
| "A passer-by had jumped in to try to effect the rescue before our arrival. So this required us to rescue that person and also the canoeist who was trapped in the weir." | |
| He said the trapped canoeist had been in "severe difficulties" when rescuers arrived. |