The moment a cyclist had to be rescued from moving flood waters by firemen after being swept away and become stuck for 40 minutes.
This is the moment a cyclist had to be plucked from flood waters, with bike in tow, by firemen after having been unable to free himself for an estimated 40 minutes.
The incident occurred in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England, on the River Teign.
A flooded tributary of the river Teign at Newton Abbot had swallowed the road and it appears when the cyclist attempted to ride through the waters they proved too high and he was swept away.
He became stuck in undergrowth and, combined with the movement of the water, was unable to free himself.
Onlookers spotted him getting into difficulty and called the emergency services, with the fire officers pulled him to safety and even retrieving his bike.
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The footage below was filmed by an onlooker and broadcast on the BBC.
A cyclist has been rescued after being swept away in a flooded tributary of the river Teign at Newton Abbot this afternoon. Eyewitness Mark Speed filmed these pictures as firefighters tried to pull the man to safety. It's thought the man was in the water for around 40 minutes before being rescued uninjured.
Posted by BBC Spotlight on Sunday, 3 January 2016
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