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Man rescued from buoy under Tamar Bridge by MoD police

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Monday, January 21, 2013
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MINISTRY of Defence Police came to the rescue of a man spotted hanging onto a buoy below the Tamar Bridge.

The man was seen clinging to the buoy at around 3.25pm yesterday, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.

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    Tamar Bridge

The Plymouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat, as well as the Ministry of Defence Police Launch Excalibur, was sent to the scene.

Excalibur recovered the casualty, who was described as "cold and wet".

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He was then treated by paramedics after being brought ashore.

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    by tuwile

    Thursday, January 24 2013, 8:52PM

    “Where does it attribute that quote to the RNLI?”

  • Profile image for stratobuddy

    by stratobuddy

    Monday, January 21 2013, 12:14PM

    “He was in the Tamar clinging to a buoy.

    Thr RNLI described his condition as "cold and wet !!!!!”

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