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.
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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A woman aged in her 40s has been rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition after she was involved in an incident at a hovercraft port.
The incident happened near to the Hovertravel slipway at Clarence Pier, Southsea, Hampshire, at about 5.30pm on Saturday, according to the Coastguard.
The woman was rescued from the sea by the Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (Gafirs) before she was brought ashore at Old Portsmouth and taken to hospital by ambulance in a life-threatening condition.
A hovercraft leaves its terminal at Clarence Pier in Southsea (Andrew Matthews/PA)
A Coastguard spokeswoman said: “HM Coastguard received multiple 999 calls about an incident near the hovercraft slipway in Southsea, Portsmouth.
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