A WOMAN in her 50s has been rescued from a canal in Cookley.

Emergency services rushed to Debdale Lock just after 9.30pm on May 10 to reports of a person in the water.

The woman was rescued by firefighters before being checked over by paramedics.

She declined hospital treatment and was discharged at the scene.

A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: "Two Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews from Wyre Forest Fire Station, the Water First Responders from Wyre Forest, boat crews from Evesham and Worcester and the incident support unit and drone from Wyre Forest were called at 9.32pm on May 10 to a rescue from water at Debdale Lock in Cookley.

"A female casualty in her 50s was rescued from a canal by fire service personnel and was handed over to the ambulance service. Police were also in attendance.

"The incident was marked as pending closure at 10.57pm."

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 9.35pm to reports of a patient in a canal in Cookley, Kidderminster.

"An ambulance, paramedic officer and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews found one female patient who was already out of the water.

"The HART team helped extricate her from the canalside before she was assessed by ambulance staff. The patient declined hospital treatment and so was given self-care advice and discharged at the scene."