A handcuffed man had to be rescued by fire crews on a boat after jumping into a canal when police tried to detain him. The drama unfolded in Manchester's Gay Village late on Friday night.
Police said they arrested a man after he was found to be in possession of a "significant quantity" of drugs. However he managed to free himself and in a desperate attempt to evade officers he then jumped into the Rochdale Canal on Canal Street.
That sparked a huge emergency service response with paramedics and firefighters including the fire service's specialist water rescue unit being dispatched.
