Emergency services called to man in water near Sunderland's Northern Spire bridge
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Emergency services have been called to reports of a man in the water near the Northern Spire bridge in Sunderland.
Sunderland Coastguard, Seaham Coastguard and Sunderland RNLI were called to reports of a man in the River Wear at 2.30pm on Friday, October 30.
A coastguard spokesman said: “The casualty, who had entered the water from the river bank, self recovered shortly after our arrival with assistance from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.
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