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Tuesday, 11 September 2007

Woman Rescued From Plymouth Hoe

Divers were called in today to rescue a woman in Plymouth after she managed to trap her feet between rocks.
The woman, had been swimming off the Hoe in Plymouth when the accident happened.
She managed to get her feet stuck and struggled to free them as the tide started to rise around her.
The water was up to her neck before divers managed to free her feet before they took her ashore.
Brixham Coastguard received a number of 999 calls alerting them to the woman who had been spotted in the sea off Grand Parade.
Together with the Plymouth RNLI inshore lifeboat and a team from a local dive boat the rescue services managed to free the woman and take her to safety.
Although she was cold she was not hurt.

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