Flooding - The Strood in Mersea can often flood at high tide FIREFIGHTERS have issued a warning after rescuing two people from a car which became trapped in rising floodwater. Crews from Colchester, Tollesbury and West Mersea - along with an urban search and rescue team - were called to the Strood, in West Mersea, at 2.55am on Friday. The car was caught during high tide, where the water had risen to 5.72 metres. Whenever the tide is 5 metres and above, it will more than likely cover the Strood. Water rescue trained crews worked to release the man and woman trapped inside the car.
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Essex and Herts Air Ambulance
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Essex and Herts Air Ambulance was tasked with its first mission after settling into a new purpose-built base in North Weald yesterday (Wednesday, April 28).
The new base was completed in February before it opened for operations yesterday.
Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust s new base in North Weald, near Epping
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The team s first mission was to attend an incident in Bishop s Stortford after receiving a call for help from the East of England Ambulance Service.