A bloke had to be saved by the fire brigade after his boat got stuck in a giant glory hole.
Ray Fisher, 70, was trying to navigate through Lincoln's Glory Hole on his boat when the current proved too strong. He got stuck, and claims he didn't realise just how narrow the "glory hole" actually was. He said: "The Glory Hole is a lot narrower than the rest of the river so there is a heck of a flow on. I thought I could make it through but I didn't have enough power."
Ray decided to step onto the ledge to try and push his boat out after it became wedged under the bridge. He added: "Like an idiot, I stepped off the boat and onto the ledge to try and shove the boat out.
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"The current caught it and pulled the boat away and I only had one rope on the back. I was stuck on one side and the boat was stuck on the other side. There's no damage, only to my pride. It caused utter chaos with the fire brigade."
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue sent two Swift Water Rescue Teams to rescue Ray from the ledge and assist with removing the boat from under the bridge. Luckily, he escaped the incident without any injuries and the boat was undamaged.
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The Glory Hole, also known as High Bridge, dates back to 1160, and is officially the oldest bridge in the UK that has actual buildings on top of it.
At one point, it had a chapel sitting on top of it, although that was abandoned in 1549, before being demolished in 1762. The river running under the bridge is the River Witham, which runs through the entirety of the county of Lincolnshire.
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