Emergency services bring man to safety after welfare incident on the Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland

Man brought to safety on Wearmouth Bridge.
By Neil Fatkin
Published 1st Jun 2023, 16:22 GMT
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A man has been brought to safety on the Wearmouth Bridge after concerns were raised for his welfare.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 1pm today (Thursday June 1) we received a report of concern for the welfare of a man in the area of the Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland.

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“Emergency services attended the scene and the man was brought to safety.”

Emergency services were called to an incident on Wearmouth Bridge after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man.Emergency services were called to an incident on Wearmouth Bridge after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man.
Emergency services were called to an incident on Wearmouth Bridge after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man.

 The incident was also attended by the North East Ambulance Service.

A spokesperson said: spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident on the Wearmouth Bridge at 1.11pm this afternoon.

"We dispatched one crew from our Hazardous Area Response Team and a clinical team leader, who were later stood down by our police colleagues." 

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The Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team have also confirmed they attended the incident.

 

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