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Police rescue naked swimmers
12:50pm Friday 18th January 2008
By The Page Turner »
Police rescued three men after they jumped naked into the Oxford Canal - for a swim.
At about 12.15am today, officers received a report that a man was in the water near Park End Street, after being pulled by the currrent into the Castle Mill Stream.
When they arrived, officers saw that three men were in the water. They threw out lifebelts and managed to rescue all three men.
Pc Paul Phillips, of Oxford police, said: "The three men had jumped in and got into difficulties.
"They were naked and must have thought it would be funny go swimming, but hadn't realised the dangers and the strength of the water.
"One of the men was swept along and into a weir. He luckily managed to come through the weir with only minor injuries, but there was a strong chance that he could have been killed.
"Fast-flowing water can be powerful enough to knock you over and just 2ft of water can float a car. Please don't put yourselves at risk by attempting to swim through the water.
"The men were arrested and all three received fixed penalty notices. This is a small price to pay when their actions could have cost them their lives."
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sue, Oxford says...
1:38pm Fri 18 Jan 08
teoma, says...
1:44pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Mr Ison, England says...
1:53pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Tofftastic, Oxford says...
1:58pm Fri 18 Jan 08
T*, Oxfordmabyeah! says...
2:32pm Fri 18 Jan 08
alan page, says...
2:37pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Mr Ison, England says...
2:45pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Anon, Oxford says...
2:50pm Fri 18 Jan 08
T* wrote:Brookes' new semester starts on 28 January. Oxford Uni's new term has already started. Also, jumping into rivers is the modus operandi of Oxford Uni students (see May Day for reference). They may be generally worthless to society, but the University welcomes their fees all the same.
Tofftastic - interesting that you assume that these are Oxford students and not Brookes. Also - I assume these couldn't be the chavs as they'd only be on their 40th pint by 12.15 wouldn't they.
DanOxford, Oxford says...
3:26pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Phil Gale, Oxford says...
3:59pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Mr Ison, England says...
4:07pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Surely they will come back as fish.
Rick, Oxford says...
4:10pm Fri 18 Jan 08
John, says...
4:13pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Mr Ison wrote:Or a fox? "Daddy, mummy, why are you hunting me? Don't you recognise me, Pegasus Otis Chumley-Warner, you own son?"
I don't see how anyone could make light of such a nasty crime.
Surely they will come back as fish.
Mr Ison, England says...
4:15pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Stephen J., City Centre says...
4:19pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Major A Gusset (retired), says...
4:43pm Fri 18 Jan 08
A graduate student, Mill Street says...
4:57pm Fri 18 Jan 08
DanOxford, Oxford says...
6:08pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Phil Gale wrote:Oh dear- looks like the 'facts' have confirmed what everyone else with any experience of life in Oxford seemed to suspect- bit like the 'revelation' that the Bonn Square tree hugger was an unemployed criminal and junkie.
Good to see chips on shoulders to the fore. Never, ever, let facts get in the way of a good rant.
'Never, ever let naivety get in the way of the blindingly obvious...'
Nurse Tess, Headington says...
6:46pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Major A Gusset (retired) wrote:Please could I have more details about being bent over the cannon please?
These students and their ilk are our future leaders, please treat them with deference. A good horsewhipping is what you bounders deserve. Teach you to have respect for the upper classes. When I was in the regiment, such insolence would warrant being bent over a cannon and a good flogging with the cat o nine tails.
roger the butler, ox says...
7:13pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Major A Gusset (retired) wrote:I use to work for him!
These students and their ilk are our future leaders, please treat them with deference. A good horsewhipping is what you bounders deserve. Teach you to have respect for the upper classes. When I was in the regiment, such insolence would warrant being bent over a cannon and a good flogging with the cat o nine tails.
Zippy, Oxford says...
9:39pm Fri 18 Jan 08
ricky, oxford says...
10:02pm Fri 18 Jan 08
DanOxford, says...
10:09pm Fri 18 Jan 08
ricky wrote:I thought it was just a careless Wispa...
tess we are getin into george micheal territory now! wrong story !!
DanOxford, says...
10:11pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Zippy wrote:Um...why should I or anyone else pay £6 a pint becuase some tw*t can't handle their ale?
Toffs or chavs. It dont matter. The real problem was they were drunk. Put alcohol prices up by 200% (in real terms back to what they were in the 60s)and most of societies ills would be memories under the bridge, very much like these three.
Carry on with the 'ban it/ tax it!' plans and you'll find yourself in NuLab running the Country (badly) before you know it.
Mr Ison, England says...
10:22pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Jasper, says...
10:42pm Fri 18 Jan 08
Ricky, Bournville says...
8:28am Sat 19 Jan 08
DanOxford wrote:Nurse Tess.
ricky wrote: tess we are getin into george micheal territory now! wrong story !!I thought it was just a careless Wispa...
Be careful what you do with chocolate bars.
Mmmmmmm! Tasty!
Kebler, Oxford says...
9:53pm Sun 20 Jan 08
ricky, oxford says...
12:09am Mon 21 Jan 08
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