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BBC News
15-07-2025
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Two men save father from drowning at Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire
Two men who helped to save a father's life when he got into difficulty at a beauty spot have warned of the dangers posed by open Clarkson, 31, and Perry Bruines, 28, rescued a man at the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey on Saturday afternoon, administering life-saving CPR after pulling him from the man is thought to have struggled after going to help his children, who had fallen in near the stepping stones at the estate in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The ambulance service confirmed that three people were taken to Clarkson said he wanted to raise awareness of "how dangerous it is swimming in natural bodies of water without knowing the area". Both he and Mr Bruines had been in the water as temperatures soared when the incident took place shortly before 15:00 Bruines, from Dewsbury, said he had been relaxing on a lilo when he heard "distressing screams".He witnessed a young girl being pulled to safety before seeing a man disappear under the with Mr Clarkson, he pulled the man out onto a bank before they noticed he was not breathing and began CPR."You don't expect to go out for a family day on a Saturday and be doing CPR," said Mr Clarkson, from Barnoldswick in father-of-two, who had taken his children to the popular bathing spot with his partner Ellen, said he had been told the casualties were now at home recovering."He can carry on being a dad, that's the main thing." Despite being widely praised for their heroics, neither man said they were jumping for joy after the ordeal, which Mr Clarkson described as "grim"."It wasn't like a pat-on-the-back feeling," said Mr Bruines, who had been visiting Bolton Abbey with his mother, brother and eight-year-old son."It shocked me. I didn't get back in the water after, I stayed out and got my son out."It just makes you realise how fatal it can be."Mr Clarkson, a construction firm manager, added: "It's a weird feeling."You would think I would be absolutely over the moon and wanting to tell everybody - it doesn't feel like that. It wasn't a nice experience."He criticised some onlookers who took photos and videos of the rescue. Mr Clarkson and Mr Bruines did not know each other before Saturday, but the pair had since been in touch with each other to express their Bruines called on swimmers to "be more cautious about your surroundings and how strong the water is"."I want people to know the dangers of Bolton Abbey because it's a dangerous place if you don't know where you are going," added Mr Clarkson."It's a dangerous part of the river. All that happened within a second."If I can get awareness out there, it may save another life."The Bolton Abbey estate is owned by the Duke of Devonshire and parts of it are open to the public. A spokesperson for the estate declined to 2010, an eight-year-old boy died after disappearing in the river near Bolton Bridge and in 1998 a couple on their honeymoon died after entering the water during a walk. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- BBC News
E-fit of Bolton Abbey indecent exposure suspect released
Police have released an e-fit of man wanted in connection with an indecent exposure incident at a North Yorkshire alleged offence happened at Bolton Abbey on Bank Holiday Monday, 5 May, officers said. The suspect is described as being a white and slightly overweight balding male, around 6ft (1.8m) tall and aged between his late twenties and mid-thirties. He was wearing a grey hooded top with a white stripe down it, and dark jeans. Anyone who might recognise the figure is asked to contact police. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- BBC News
Man wanted over indecent exposure near Bolton Abbey
A man is being sought by police in connection with an incident of indecent exposure near a historical landmark in North happened at about 16:00 BST on 5 May, Bank Holiday Monday, near The Strid at Bolton Abbey in Wharfedale, a police spokesperson man involved was described as white, in his late 20s to mid-30s, about 6ft (2m) tall, balding and slightly overweight. He was also believed to have been wearing a grey hooded top with a white stripe down it, and dark who saw what happened, or who had any information about the incident, was asked to get in touch with police. The North Yorkshire Police spokesperson added that officers were treating it as an isolated incident. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
