A FOUR-year-old girl has been rescued by firefighters today after getting her leg trapped in a tree.

The youngster became stuck in the tree in Weaver Close, Ipswich, at 4.25pm, although the exact circumstances are not yet known.

One crew from Princes Street attended the scene and, with the help of hydraulic rescue cutting equipment and an electric saw, managed to free the girl by 4.38pm.

She was not thought to have been hurt.

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