A man is fighting for his life after being pulled from the River Medway.

Police, paramedics and fire crews arrived at the scene in Fairmeadow, Maidstone at around 11.40am following a call raising concerns for the man's welfare.

The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance landed in nearby Brenchley Gardens.

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The man was pulled onto the river bank and treated by medics before being taken to the air ambulance to be flown to King's College Hospital, London.

A spokesman for the South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed the man was in a life-threatening condition after going into cardiac arrest.

He was given CPR while in the ambulance on the way to hospital.

Video: Man pulled from River Medway in Maidstone