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| Body recovered after car rolls off slipway into River Fal | Body recovered after car rolls off slipway into River Fal |
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| A body has been recovered after a car rolled off a slipway into the River Fal in south-east Cornwall. | A body has been recovered after a car rolled off a slipway into the River Fal in south-east Cornwall. |
| The car slid into the water at about 16:00 GMT at the Roseland Peninsula, near Truro, where the King Harry Ferry is based. | |
| It was retrieved two hours later. Devon and Cornwall Police said the driver escaped but an elderly woman remained trapped and died. | |
| The 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 sink quickly. | |
| Rescue helicopter | Rescue helicopter |
| A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said the rescue was more difficult than they had anticipated and involved police divers. | 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 were also involved, as well as a civilian diver who inspected the car. | 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 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. |