A riverside incident in Oxford yesterday (Tuesday, October 10) required “advanced critical care” from an air ambulance service.
Emergency services, including police, fire and ambulance, were called to the moorings in Port Meadow in the evening at around 5pm.
The nature of the incident is still unknown with Thames Valley Police yet to comment.
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But Thames Valley Air Ambulance confirmed that its helicopter had been dispatched to the scene.
A spokesperson said: “We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident at Port Meadow moorings yesterday afternoon.”
The air ambulance reportedly left the scene at around 5.45pm.
An eyewitness walking his dog said he was startled by the flashing blue lights of the emergency services.
Research analyst Mike Taylor, 58, from Wolvercote, said: “I’ve been doing this walk [on the meadow] every night for 20 years and it is the first time I’ve seen anything like that.”
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