An abseil instructor was hailed a hero after he dramatically rescued a teenager hanging perilously 100ft above the icy depths of a river.
Andrew Vince, 34, swooped over the edge of the Tyne Bridge and carried the 19-year-old to safety yesterday.
An abseil instructor was hailed a hero after he dramatically rescued a teenager hanging perilously 100ft above the icy depths of a river.
Andrew Vince, 34, swooped over the edge of the Tyne Bridge and carried the 19-year-old to safety yesterday.
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