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Snapchat clue leads to dramatic river rescue after friends’ night out

Summary by The Independent
Police footage shows a dramatic river rescue after a young man became separated from his group of friends on a night out in Durham earlier in February. After he went missing, his group of friends used Snapchat to track his location to Frankland Lane by the River Wear, where he was clinging to a fallen tree branch. A second young man also became trapped just inches above the water while attempting to pull his friend to safety. Police arrived on t…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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