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Water Rescue

Abbey Foregate

Shrewsbury

Station ground: Shrewsbury

Monday, 15 December, 2025 11:41

At 11:41 on Monday, 15 December, 2025, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting an incident classified as Water Rescue in Shrewsbury.

3 fire appliances including the Incident Command Unit and the Water Rescue Unit were mobilised from Baschurch, Shrewsbury and Telford. An Operations officer was in attendance.

Also at the scene of the incident were: the Land Ambulance Service and the Police.

Crews have responded to unconfirmed reports of a person in the river. Following a through investigation in the area, this was found to be a false alarm

The stop message was received at Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:25

Issued by Fire Control at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Telephone 01743 260290. Please check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other announcements.