Rescue services have spent the evening trying to locate a man who got into difficulties on the River Ribble.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to a stretch of the river close to Maritime Way near Preston Dock at 7.16pm.

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In attendance incident on River Ribble Preston. Person seen in difficulty in water Searching with coastguard &Police pic.twitter.com/2qShkfZrKO

— Shaun Walton (@StnMgr_Preston) August 18, 2013

The coastguard and a lifeboat were also involved in the search.

A report had been made of a man in difficulty in the water.

Crews were stood down at 9pm and the police’s underwater unit will continue the search on Monday morning.

Unfortunately emergency services have not been able to locate the person reported missing in the river ribble Preston pic.twitter.com/lqySSR0afv

— Shaun Walton (@StnMgr_Preston) August 18, 2013