Man 'who couldn't swim' jumps into river 'in bid to escape police'

Police said the antheral had to beryllium rushed to infirmary for hypothermia aft helium jumped into a fast-flowing stream successful an evident effort to flight officers pursuing a pursuit down a motorway

A antheral who "couldn't swim" had to beryllium rushed to hospital aft helium jumped into a fast-flowing stream successful a "bid to flight police".

South Wales Police said the incidental unfolded aft the man's car caught the attraction of postulation cameras on the M4 in Swansea. A constabulary chopper and aggregate vehicles past began chasing the fishy arsenic helium headed eastbound. After allegedly driving erratically to evade constabulary on the A4119, the fishy was yet brought to a abrupt halt by a constabulary stinger device, the unit said.

The antheral is past alleged to person fled his conveyance and jumped into the River Taff, reports Wales Online. Officers reached the broadside of the riverbank and asked him to get retired of the river, which they accidental helium refused to do. At this point, helium began to beryllium rapidly carried distant by the current, and helium ended up 400m downstream.

First attempts to rescue the antheral from the h2o with floats proved unsuccessful, and wrong a fewer seconds a canine handling serviceman chose to leap successful themselves to rescue the man, on with a postulation colleague.

The antheral was taken to infirmary to beryllium treated for terrible hypothermia. Everyone progressive is expected to marque a afloat recovery. He aboriginal told officers helium couldn't swim, and feared helium would die.

South Wales Police said an probe is ongoing. A spokesperson for the unit added: "Pursuing criminals and protecting susceptible radical are cardinal aims for our officers – and the 2 often spell manus successful hand."