Man airlifted to hospital after falling into water near Richmond

A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling into the water at a North Yorkshire beauty spot.Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it was called to the incident at Richmond Falls, near Richmond, at 16:41 BST.Two air ambulances attended the scene and the man was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough at about 18:00, an ambulance service spokesperson confirmed. They did not provide an update on his condition.A series of rocky steps along the River Swale make up what is known as Richmond Falls, a popular spot with walkers and swimmers.
The incident comes after a schoolgirl died after falling into a reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire on Wednesday.On Saturday emergency services recovered the body of a girl who had entered the River Thames in Gravesend, Kent along with a boy on Friday.The boy was taken to hospital, where he remained in a stable condition as of Saturday afternoon.
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