The pilot, 76, says he believed "he left the rotor brake applied", which led him to ditch in a canal.

Volunteers are at the heart of the response to many emergencies, North Yorkshire Council says.

The Canal and River Trust say it could take up to two weeks to remove the aircraft from the water.

The AAIB is investigating the crash at Great Heck which saw a pilot in his 70s walk away unharmed.

The collision happened on the westbound lane of the M62 near Whitley, National Highways says.

Mary Dunn's husband died in the rail crash caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel of his car.

Twenty years on, the Selby rail crash remains the UK's worst rail disaster of the 21st Century.