A MAN was rescued by firefighters after he fell into the River Tone yesterday evening, Thursday, February 11.

Crews were called to reports of as man in the water in the Castle Green area shortly before 8pm.

Two fire engines from Taunton and a specialist water rescue team from Bridgwater raced to the scene in Goodland Gardens following a request from the police.

On arrival, they discovered that the man had managed to get himself onto a pontoon.

The three emergency services managed to remove the man from the pontoon.