Cyclist rescued from water after crashing into canal and calling for help for an hour

A police officer was able to find the 22-year-old rider and pull him from the water

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A cyclist was rescued from a canal after he crashed into the water and called for help for an hour.

The 22-year-old cyclist was riding along a canal path in Gloucestershire in the early hours of the morning when he came off his bike and landed in the canal.

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Alex Ballinger