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25/03/2005
Woman plucked from sea off County Down coast
A woman was rescued from the Irish Sea off the County Down coast by the Newcastle lifeboat on Thursday evening.
It is understood that the woman, who was treated in the Downe Hospital following her rescue, had fallen into the sea from the promenade in Newcastle.
Emergency services called to the scene requested the launch of the lifeboat and it is reported that the woman was in the sea for only a short time before being rescued.
(SP)
It is understood that the woman, who was treated in the Downe Hospital following her rescue, had fallen into the sea from the promenade in Newcastle.
Emergency services called to the scene requested the launch of the lifeboat and it is reported that the woman was in the sea for only a short time before being rescued.
(SP)
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