A MAN was rescued from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Blackburn early this morning.

Emergency services were called to Eden Street following reports of a man falling in water after suffering a seizure.

An ambulance and two fire crews from Blackburn arrived at 12.25am.

Paramedics rescued the man and took him to Royal Blackburn Hospital.

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