Snapchat clue leads to dramatic river rescue after friends' night out

"Police footage shows a dramatic river rescue after a young man became separated from his group of friends on a night out in Durham earlier in February. After he went missing, his group of friends used Snapchat to track his location to Frankland Lane by the River Wear, where he was clinging to a fallen tree branch. A second young man also became trapped just inches above the water while attempting to pull his friend to safety."

"After he went missing, his group of friends used Snapchat to track his location to Frankland Lane by the River Wear, where he was clinging to a fallen tree branch. A second young man also became trapped just inches above the water while attempting to pull his friend to safety. Police arrived on the scene minutes later, rescuing the pair in the pouring rain and on a slippery riverbank. One of the men was taken to hospital with hypothermia."

Police footage shows a dramatic rescue after a young man became separated from friends on a night out in Durham in February. Friends used Snapchat to locate him at Frankland Lane by the River Wear, where he clung to a fallen tree branch. A second young man became trapped inches above the water while attempting to pull his friend to safety. Police arrived minutes later and rescued both in pouring rain on a slippery riverbank. One man was taken to hospital with hypothermia. Durham Constabulary warned that situations involving alcohol can become lethal in a heartbeat.

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