By JAMES HILL

Published: 10:58 GMT, 29 December 2025 | Updated: 10:58 GMT, 29 December 2025

This is the moment a drone locates an OAP who was left holding on to a branch after he fell into a fast-flowing river just days before Christmas. 

Cheshire Constabulary’s Drone Unit was mobilised alongside paramedics and firefighters as they fought against time to save the 85-year-old man from the currents of the River Weaver.

Watch the video above to see the rescue.

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