RESCUE: Avon Fire and Rescue deployed the hovercraft to rescue the person in Weston (Image: Avon Fire and Rescue)
A PERSON was rescued after falling into the water at Weston last night (November 29).
Fire crews from Weston and Portishead were called to reports of a person who had fallen into the water in Marine Parade at around 10pm.
"Alongside Coastguard colleagues, crews deployed the hovercraft and performed a successful rescue," said a spokesperson for Avon Fire and Rescue.
"Police were in attendance and the casualty was left in the hands of ambulance colleagues on the scene."
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