Rescue units called to help stranded narrow boat

Fire services have been called to a canal to help people on a narrow boat that has run aground.
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Specialist water and rope rescue teams from Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire are on the scene at the Fossdyke Canal.

The boat, which has two people and their pet dog on board, has been stranded at Torksey Lock in Torksey.