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General News
21 March, 2025
BREAKING: Man rescued after falling from bridge into Loddon River
A MAN has tonight been dramatically rescued from the Loddon River at Bridgewater
A MAN has tonight been dramatically rescued from the Loddon River at Bridgewater after falling from the disused railway bridge.
The State Emergency Service rescue boat from Marong was used to bring the man, believed to be aged 22,ashore about 9.30pm.
He had spent at least 45 minutes stranded on an island in the middle of the river, according to witnesses.
"He tripped and fell from the railway bridge, swam to the island but wasn't able to swim to shire," they told the Loddon Herald.
Police closed the Calder Highway road bridge and the Bridgewater Hotel carpark while floodlights were erected and SES volunteers took to the boat to the island and rescued the man.
An ambulance was also at the scene.
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