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Man falls into the swollen River Seine, France

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A dramatic video has emerged of marine police officers helping a man who fell intto the swollen Seine in Paris, France.

The footage, shot on Friday, shows an inflatable police boat approaching a man holding onto branches.

One of the officers can be seen jumping in the water to rescue the distressed man.

"It was around 8:30 this morning when I was called by a group of young people ending a party, all in dressed in costumes," the filmer wrote.

"Someone had fallen in the water and the marine police of Paris was on its way."

"A rescuer jumped in with a life-belt and helped him while the boat waited for them on the other side of the Sully bridge," she continued.

"A firefighter boat quickly arrived to transport the rescued person".

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