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Car falls off slipway into River Fal Body recovered after car rolls off slipway into River Fal
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A car which is feared to contain a passenger has fallen off a slipway into the River Fal in south Cornwall. A body has been recovered after a car rolled off a slipway into the River Fal in south-east Cornwall.
Devon and Cornwall Police were called at 16:10 GMT to the Roseland Peninsula, near Truro, where the King Harry Ferry is based. The car slid into the water at about 16:00 GMT at the Roseland Peninsula, where the King Harry Ferry is based. It was retrieved two hours later.
Falmouth Coastguard and the emergency services are at the scene and trying to pull the car out of the water. Devon and Cornwall Police said the driver escaped but an elderly woman remained trapped and died.
The driver escaped but police fear another passenger is still in the car. The rescue operation involved the police, fire, coastguards and RNAS Culdrose.
The BBC's James Hoxey, at the scene, said staff from the ferry company raised the alarm after they heard a big splash and saw a car quickly sink. The BBC's James Hoxey, at the scene near Truro, said staff from the ferry company raised the alarm after they heard a big splash and saw a car sink quickly.
Rescue helicopterRescue helicopter
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said the rescue was proving more difficult than had been first anticipated and police divers had been requested to help with the operation. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said the rescue was more difficult than they had anticipated and involved police divers.
A rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose and inshore and all weather lifeboats from Falmouth are also at the scene. A rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose and inshore and all-weather lifeboats from Falmouth were also involved, as well as a civilian diver who inspected the car.
A civilian diver has also been inspecting the car.
A statement from the King Harry Ferry said the car went into the water at about 16:00 GMT, when the ferry was at the Feock side of the river.A statement from the King Harry Ferry said the car went into the water at about 16:00 GMT, when the ferry was at the Feock side of the river.
"The service has been temporarily suspended and emergency services are in attendance," it added."The service has been temporarily suspended and emergency services are in attendance," it added.
The King Harry Ferry connects St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula with Feock, Truro and Falmouth and is an alternative route to a 27-mile (43km) journey through Truro and Tresillian.The King Harry Ferry connects St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula with Feock, Truro and Falmouth and is an alternative route to a 27-mile (43km) journey through Truro and Tresillian.
It has been operating since 1888.It has been operating since 1888.