Broken leg man rescued from Basingstoke Aquadrome flume

Firefighters and paramedics were called in to free a man who became trapped in a flume at a swimming pool complex in Hampshire.

Two fire crews and an ambulance were called to the Basingstoke Aquadrome on Sunday afternoon.

The man was thought to have suffered a broken leg and then became stuck half-way down the flume.

A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said they were assisting South Central Ambulance Service.

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