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“I thought I was dead” Weston man rescued from river
Alan Grant from Weston fell in to the river and was rescued by the RNLI.
He was in the water for nearly two hours before getting rescued.
Alan has been to say thanks to those who rescued him.
Tim McSweeney looks at what happened and BBC Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims speaks to Alan himself.
(Audio of rescue from RNLI)
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