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Fisherman dies in river accident | Fisherman dies in river accident |
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A 26-year-old man has died while fishing in a Lancashire river. | A 26-year-old man has died while fishing in a Lancashire river. |
Emergency services were called to the River Ribble at Penwortham on Sunday night following reports that two men were in the water. | |
Police said two Polish men were fishing in the river but had got caught out by the rising water just before 2300 BST. | Police said two Polish men were fishing in the river but had got caught out by the rising water just before 2300 BST. |
They had swum to the bank but one of them had slipped. A body was later pulled out by firefighters when the tide receded. An inquiry is under way. | They had swum to the bank but one of them had slipped. A body was later pulled out by firefighters when the tide receded. An inquiry is under way. |
The dead man, who is believed to have been from the Blackpool area, has yet to be formally identified. | The dead man, who is believed to have been from the Blackpool area, has yet to be formally identified. |
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