Normally Tadcaster's bridge over the River Wharfe would be a busy thoroughfare connecting two halves of the town.

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Tadcaster's bridge over the River Wharfe was due to be examined earlier, however divers were unable to enter the waters.

BBC: Bridge at Tadcaster over the River Wharfe

Former miner Jimi Heselden, 62, plunged into the River Wharfe while riding around his West Yorkshire estate in Boston Spa on a rugged country version of the Segway.

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