The dailymail are reporting that a woman has been ran over by the Ryde - Southsea hovercraft this afternoon as the vessel was about to land at Southsea. The Mail are reporting the woman was trying to get a selfie although eye witnesses on the Portsmouth News Facebook page are claiming the woman was swimming.
Major rescue sparked after woman is found unresponsive in water
A woman in her 40s is now in a life-threatening condition in hospital, according to the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS). She was pulled from the water in Portsmouth.
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A major rescue operation has been sparked after a woman was dragged under the Portsmouth to Isle of Wight hovercraft ferry.
- A woman was allegedly dragged under a hovercraft ferry in Portsmouth
- She was trying to take a picture of the front of the boat, reports revealed
- The UK Coastguard and Military Police were called to the scene today
The woman was allegedly trying to take a picture while standing in front of the hovercraft as it headed into Clearance Pier, Portsmouth.
The UK Coastguard, Military Police, a coastguard rescue helicopter, Gosport and Fareham independent lifeboat were all called to the scene in Portsmouth today.
The woman was allegedly trying to take a picture while standing in front of the hovercraft as it headed into Clearance Pier, PortsmouthThe woman was dragged under the boat and her lifeless body was ejected out of the rear of the craft, reports suggested
The UK Coastguard, Military Police, a coastguard rescue helicopter, Gosport and Fareham independent lifeboat were all called to the scene in Portsmouth today
The woman was dragged under the boat and her lifeless body was ejected out of the rear of the craft, reports suggested.
Staff onboard desperately tried to carry out an emergency shutdown.
The woman, thought to have been unconscious, has been dragged from the water and CPR was administered.
More to follow.