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.
By Lucy Morgan Audience and Content Editor
Woman dies after Southsea incident as police confirm Hovercraft not to blame Hampshire Constabulary says a woman pulled from the water at Southsea yesterday (Saturday) has died. The police force also says it does not believe a hovercraft, landing at the time of the incident, was to blame. Hampshire Constabulary said: We were called shortly after 5.45pm, on Saturday April 24, to a report that a woman was unconscious in the water, off 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.
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