Two people were rescued from the River Clyde after a train driver spotted them while on shift.
The stricken pair were seen in the water between Port Glasgow, Inverclyde and Cardross, West Dunbartonshire on Thursday afternoon. A ScotRail train was passing by and the driver stopped locomotive to help the seafarers whose 15ft boat had capsized.
Both had been in the water for around an hour, were relying on lifejackets and shouting for help. Emergency crews raced to the scene and one was airlifted to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
The other was taken to Cardross railway station by train where ambulance crews were waiting. Greenock and Helensburgh coastguard teams and lifeboat crews at Helensburgh were alerted to the incident at around 3.26pm.
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Greenock Coastguard said. "Two persons had been in the water for a considerable time when they were spotted by a passing train driver who stopped to assist. Both persons were safely recovered from the water.
"One casualty was taken by Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 199 to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, and, due to difficult terrain, a second casualty was assisted via rail to Cardross train station to meet awaiting Scottish Ambulance Service SORT crews. Both casualties were thankfully wearing flotation aids which has kept them afloat whilst being in the water for approximately 60 minutes."
Their condition is not known.
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