A DESPERATE search is continuing for a woman who vanished from a river in Glasgow.
Emergency crews were scrambled to Eldon Street by the River Kelvin at around 5:45pm yesterday following reports of two people in the water.
Searches are continuing for a 59-year-old woman
Emergency crews were scrambled to the west end of the city yesterday
A helicopter could be seen circling the area following the incident
A man was rushed to hospital after being helped by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Cops say searches are continuing for a 59-year-old woman.
One resident in a flat overlooking the river said: “It was pandemonium.
“One minute it was quiet and the next there were all these flashing lights.
“There were at least six police cars in the street and ambulances.
“Kayakers were in the river looking for somebody but they found nothing.
“My first thought was kids had been playing on the riverbank and had fallen in.
“You fear the worst with the lady missing overnight.
“The water has been flowing really fast because of all the rain we’ve been having.
“It would have been absolutely freezing.
“The search helicopter was flying so low it made our windows shake.”
One shop worker told how he was ordered not to leave his business due to the activity outside.
The hunt resumed this morning with uniformed officers grouped on a bridge near where the woman was last seen.
Kayakers were spotted on the water focusing on bushes overhanging the bank.
The search has today been extended to the Riverside Museum around a mile away where police flew drones over the River Clyde.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.45pm on Wednesday, 11 October, 2023, we received a report of concern for two people in the water at the River Kelvin, near to Eldon Street, Glasgow.
“A man was rescued by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
“Searches are ongoing for a 59-year-old woman who remains missing.”
Around four fire engines, several ambulances and police cars were seen on the road by the bridge beside Eusebi Deli last night.
A helicopter was also circling the area as the search got underway.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at around 5.42pm on Wednesday, October 11, to an incident at the River Kelvin near to Eldon Street, Glasgow.
“Operations Control mobilised specialist resources to the area and crews are currently still at the scene assisting emergency service partners.”
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