A woman was rescued from the River Itchen last night after emergency services including the Coastguard helicopter rushed to the Itchen Bridge.
Several ambulance incident response units, unmarked police cars and the air ambulance car were seen heading into Southampton on Wednesday evening.
Several social media reports also said the Coastguard helicopter was seen hovering over the bridge.
Hampshire police has confirmed that officers attending to concerns for the welfare of a 20-year-old woman on Wednesday.
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The woman was taken out of the water and was only treated for minor injuries.
A spokesperson for Hampshire police said: "We were called just before 6.30pm on June 3 to the concern for welfare of a women at Itchen Bridge.
"Emergency services attended and the 20-year-old was taken out of the water and treated for minor injuries."
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