The coastguard is urging people to wear lifejackets after being called to an incident this morning.
Humber Coastguard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre received a call at 10am over reports of two people who had fallen into the water, just west of the Humber Bridge, after their powered canoe had capsized.
Humber Rescue Inshore Lifeboat and Humberside Police both attended the scene to find one of the boat's occupants clinging to his friend, who was the only one wearing a life-jacket.
Graham Dawson, manager at Humber Coastguard Watch, said: "Anyone taking to the water should always wear their own properly maintained life-jacket or buoyancy aid.
"If you capsize or fall in, there is never a guarantee that you will be able to find an object to cling on to.
"The other occupant of the canoe was fortunate that he was able to hang on to his friend while they awaited rescue. But this can quickly become exhausting – especially in cold water."
The RAF Search and Rescue helicopter, from Leconfield, lifted the canoeists aboard before they were taken to Hull Royal Infirmary for a check-up.
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