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Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter An injured cyclist trapped in the River Irwell was saved after being found by two school pupils who launched a brave rescue.

Alfie Walker, 11, and Riley Porter, 12, were cycling home from Haslingden High School to Rawtenstall, near Bury, when they heard a cry for help from the path at Ewood Bridge alongside the river on Friday June 11. READ MORE: Teenagers robbed of phones and clothing at tram station by gang of thugs 'terrorising' neighbourhood They found that a man had come off his bike where the narrow part of the path had eroded away, and both the cyclist and bike had ended up in the water.

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