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16:01, 12 APR 2021 (Image: Nottingham Post/Joseph Locker)
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The mother of a boy who drowned in the River Trent says she is disheartened after life-saving equipment she helped to get installed was vandalised and stolen.
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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.
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The incident happened near to where 12-year-old Owen Jenkins died in 2017 after he went missing while playing with friends (Getty Images)
Two 11-year-old girls were “extremely lucky” to escape unscathed after becoming trapped on a frozen part of the River Trent, police said.
Nottinghamshire Police said the girls were rescued on Saturday afternoon after they were spotted by a passer-by who alerted authorities.
A joint rescue operation between police, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service was launched near St Mary’s Church, Holgate, about 4.45pm.
According to police, one of the girls had fallen through the ice into the freezing water, while the other was stranded on an island.