Man and woman rescued from water by firefighters in Wakefield
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Firefighters rescued two people from water in Wakefield this evening.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to Chantry Bridge, over the River Calder, in Gallery Walk, Wakefield, at 6.50pm.
The spokesman said they rescued a woman and a man who had gone into the water to rescue her.