Woman dies after being pulled from water near hovercraft slipway
The woman was rescued from the water by the Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service and was taken to hospital unconscious on Saturday April 24, it has been reported
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The 59-year-old woman had been fighting for her life (Image: UkNewsinPictures)
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The 59-year-old victim was pulled from the water while unconscious in Clarence Pier, Portsmouth, yesterday afternoon.
She was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but later died.
A spokesman for Hampshire Police said: We were called shortly after 5.45pm on Saturday April 24 to a report that a woman was unconscious in the water on Clarence Esplanade, Southsea. Officers attended and a 59-year-old woman was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital. Despite best efforts, she was sadly pronounced dead on Saturday evening.
A woman in her 40s is now in a life-threatening condition in hospital, according to the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS)
One of the Hovertravel fleet of hovercraft at Ryde terminal on the Isle of Wight. HOVERTRAVEL have dismissed earlier reports that one of its hovercraft travelling from the Isle of Wight was responsible for a woman being taken to hospital. Emergency services led by Solent Coastguard rescued a woman from the sea in Portsmouth Harbour following an incident at Southsea near the Hovertravel terminal. In a statement released by Hovertravel this evening (Saturday), a spokesman said: Contrary to various media reports, we can confirm the Solent Flyer was not involved with the incident involving a body in water but the crew were alerted.
Woman fighting for life after being dragged from water by ferry port
The horrifying incident took place at Clarence Pier, Portsmouth, while the ferry arrived from the Isle of Wight on Saturday, April 24, with a major rescue operation launched
20:30, 24 APR 2021
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Police have cordoned off the area (Image: UkNewsinPictures)
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