PICTURE: POLICE SCOTLAND
A woman was helped to safety by members of a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service boat crew in the incident near The Caul.
The Nith Inshore Rescue Boat was also called out and was involved in a search of the area.
Police Scotland say the woman was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for a check-up but her condition was not thought to be serious.
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