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injured kayaker North East
River Tees, County Durham
An injured kayaker capsized in the River Tees in County Durham on 1 February and suffered upper body injuries. Multiple rescue teams coordinated to carry him up a steep river bank on a stretcher before being winched aboard a HM Coastguard helicopter and airlifted to James Cook University Hospital.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter
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