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Dramatic drone footage has been released of an 11-year-old girl being rescued from the River Trent after she and her friend became trapped.
The other girl, also aged 11, fell through the ice into the freezing water before the alarm was raised by a passer-by. The other made it to an island but was stranded with no way back over the broken ice.
Nottinghamshire Police, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service all worked to rescue the girls who were near to St Mary's Church, Holgate, on Saturday, February 13.
The first girl was able to be supported in walking out the water as she was closer to the edge. To rescue the second girl, crews had to use an inflatable piece of equipment to bring her safely back across the frozen water. The girls - who were unharmed but extremely cold - were then left in the care of the ambulance service.