Elderly man rescued from canal at Shipley

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    An elderly man was rescued from a canal at Shipley.

    The 72-year-old, who was on holiday with his family, fell from a canal boat he had hired on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Dockfield Road, at around 10.50am yesterday, 31 July.

    A fire crew was called out to the scene and the man was lifted out of the water using an extension ladder.

    The man suffered an elbow injury and was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary to be looked over by medical staff.

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