The York Rescue Boat saved three people from the River Ouse in the early hours of this morning.

North Yorkshire Police received a report at 1.30am on Monday that there was a person in the River Ouse, near Ouse Bridge.

The North Yorkshire Police released a statement saying: “We alerted the Fire Service and the York Rescue Boat who deployed to the scene along with the Ambulance Service.”

Three people were rescued from the water. The police said that: “two of them were members of the public who had entered to try and rescue the initial person.”

All three people have subsequently been taken to hospital as a precaution.

The police urge that people stay out of the rivers in York and stay safe around the water, following the council’s river safety guide.