A man was pulled out of the water in Ipswich this morning after he fell in.

He was rescued by a passer by at 11.20am at Wherry Quay, next to the Nepture Marina, between the Customs House and the University of Suffolk.

An ambulance was called to the scene which subsequently alterted Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service who sent four fire engines, two each from Ipswich East and Princes Street.

However, before their arrival the victim had been plucked to safety.