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Swimming man pulled from Oude Gracht by emergency services and handcuffed in Haarlem

Swimming man pulled from Oude Gracht by emergency services and handcuffed in Haarlem

In the early hours of Sunday, emergency services rescued a man from the Nieuwe Gracht in Haarlem. The individual had been swimming in the canal for some time and initially refused to exit the water before being apprehended.

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