"Neither Mr Fuller nor any other member of staff knew that the group was intending to cross a fast flowing river, nor could they reasonably have foreseen that they would attempt to do so, " he said.

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And judges picked Mr Hollins from the nominations for rescuing a drowning man and his dog from a fast-flowing river.

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He said the old bridge was affected by tides, a fast-flowing river, and foundations that had "taken a pounding" over the years.

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From here it is an 18km road journey to the tiny settlement of Batang Duri where the road ends, and then onto a traditional longboat for the final 30-minute ride along the fast-flowing Temburong River to the Ulu Ulu Temburong Resort, the closest hotel to the canopy trail.

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Firefighters, in boats, rescued him from the fast-flowing beck - which flows into the River Swale - and he was transported by air ambulance to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough.

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The fast flowing water of the Eisbach ploughs into a deeper section of the river that barely moves at all, creating a consistent, albeit dangerous, wave effect.

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The project would involve the building of five dams on two fast-flowing rivers that run into the Pacific - two on the river Baker, and three on the river Pascua.

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When the dinghy capsized in the River Swale, the boy grasped hold of a branch in the fast-flowing water.

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