Overview
- A 999 call around 11.10pm Wednesday reported a man stuck in rising water with the tide up to his waist near Hale Bank in Widnes.
- Coastguard teams from Wirral and Crosby, helicopter 936, Merseyside and Cheshire fire services, NWAS, HART, and Cheshire Police responded.
- Crews recovered the man and his two dogs at about 12.10am Thursday using a rescue sled or raft operated by Cheshire Fire & Rescue.
- Officials said the rescue was coordinated under JESIP principles with swift-water trained firefighters and a fire service boat deployed.
- Reports differ on the precise location, with Liverpool Echo citing Hale Bank and Cheshire Fire & Rescue referring to Town Lane in Widnes.