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| Lough rescue woman critically ill | Lough rescue woman critically ill |
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| A 54-year-old 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 on Friday morning. | |
| Oliver Ledwith, who was passing by, dived into the water and pulled the woman to safety. She was then 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. |
| "I saw the woman face down in the water. There were people around me starting to panic," he said. | "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. | "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." | "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. | PSNI Inspector Mervyn Elliott said the dangers of entering deep water were very real and praised Mr Ledwith for the rescue. |