Second swimmer saved from River Exe in last month

The RNLI said those in the water needed to be more cautious when in the River Exe

The RNLI in Exmouth is warning people to stop swimming in a river after a second person had to be rescued in the last month.

The service said it deployed its all-weather lifeboat and volunteer crew to assist a swimmer in The River Exe at 17:10 BST on Wednesday.

It said it was fortunate lifeboat volunteers had been on "an extended training exercise and were luckily very close to the swimmer" when help was needed.

The person was rescued and passed over to emergency medical services at Exmouth Marina.

The RNLI said those in the water needed to be more cautious when in the River Exe.

It said: "The river has very strong and potentially dangerous currents and is also a very busy boating channel.

"Attempting to swim across it at any time is dangerous and should always be avoided."