22:54, 2 FEB 2021
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service's water rescue team (stock image)
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Two people have been rescued from a river after using the what3words app to help firefighters find them.
Crews were called to the Doxey Marshes in Tillington this evening after the pair became stranded in deep water while walking after the River Sow burst its banks.