Man taken to hospital after river rescue in Sheffield

A man was taken to hospital after a river rescue in Sheffield this morning.
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Emergency services were alerted to a man in River Loxley in Hillsborough earlier this morning and a rescue effort was mounted involving firefighters, police officers and paramedics.

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The man was spotted in the stretch of water between B&Q on Penistone Road and Holme Lane.

South Yorkshire Police said he was taken to hospital by ambulance.