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A woman is critically ill after falling into the water at Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. A 54-year-old woman is critically ill after falling into the water at Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.
She was rescued after falling from a footbridge at Wellington Road in Enniskillen shortly before 0900 GMT.She was rescued after falling from a footbridge at Wellington Road in Enniskillen shortly before 0900 GMT.
A member of the public who was passing by managed to rescue the woman, who was taken to hospital. Oliver Ledwith, who was passing by, dived into the water and pulled the woman to safety. She was then taken to hospital.
PSNI Inspector Mervyn Elliott said the dangers of entering deep water were very real and praised the man who rescued the woman. "I saw the woman face down in the water. There were people around me starting to panic," he said.
"She was in the water for four and a half or five minutes. She was totally out of it.
"The paramedics were there when I got out. They started working on her. I didn't know whether she was alive or not."
PSNI Inspector Mervyn Elliott said the dangers of entering deep water were very real and praised Mr Ledwith for the rescue.