Woman rescued after falling overboard from boat

A woman who fell overboard from a pleasure vessel in the Isle of Wight has been rescued following a major search operation

Author: William Warnes, PAPublished 24th May 2024

HM Coastguard launched the operation after being alerted at around 1.45pm on Thursday.

The woman had fallen off the vessel south of Ventnor.

HM Coastguard sent two search and rescue helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft alongside the RNLI's all-weather lifeboats from Bembridge and Yarmouth, and a Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat.

Two nearby vessels also supported the search.

The woman was winched safely out of the water by a HM Coastguard helicopter at about 4pm.

She was then flown to St Mary's Hospital in Newport for a check-up.

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