FIREFIGHTERS helped rescue a stricken swan from a fast-flowing weir on the River Wharfe on Saturday afternoon.

Specialist crews from Bingley, Rawdon, and Otley used line and water rescue techniques to free the exhausted bird.

Firefighters were called to the scene at Wharfemeadows Park in Otley by the RSPCA.

The bird was successfully brought to safety at around 4pm.