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Page last updated at 14:33 GMT, Saturday, 9 January 2010

Swans freed from frozen Exe

Temperatures plunged so low in Devon during Thursday night that parts of the River Exe in Exeter froze up.

At one point, the swans on the Exe were unable to move as they were trapped in a tiny area, with ice all around them.

The RSPCA was called and the swans were successfully freed.

Watch Simon Hall's report for BBC Spotlight.

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