The River Ock in Abingdon, during 2012 flooding. Pic: Antony Moore
MORE details have emerged about a river rescue in Abingdon earlier this week.
As reported on Wednesday's, police and ambulance crews responded to reports of a man in the River Ock on Monday.
READ AGAIN: Police and ambulance rescue man from River Ock
Police have now clarified that the man was aged in his 40s, and described the call-out as a 'fear for welfare' incident that was 'resolved.'
Officers responded alongside paramedics shortly before 4.30pm, near St Helen's Court.
South Central Ambulance Service said the patient was in a 'potentially life-threatening condition' upon arrival and he was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital.
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