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UK paramedic rescues semi-conscious father from river

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DENBIGHSHIRE, U.K. — An ambulance paramedic has described his dramatic rescue of a semi-conscious father from a river after the man tried to save his son from the water.

Mark Timmins tied a rope around his waist and plunged in to pull the man to safety before he could be swept away.

Mr Timmins said he took a “calculated risk” before going into the River Dee Llangollen, Denbighshire.

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