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| Mobility scooter fall woman named | Mobility scooter fall woman named |
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| A 69-year-old great-grandmother who died after being pulled from an Essex river has been named by police. | |
| Rose Phillips, of Larkspur Close, Witham, was pulled from the River Brain by police after her mobility scooter was spotted in the water on Friday. | |
| Officers tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene near River's Walk in Witham. | |
| In a statement her family said she "enjoyed her family life and brought happiness to all those who knew her". | |
| 'Greatly missed' | |
| They added: "Rose was a much-loved wife, mum of four, nan to 10 grandchildren and great-nanny to three great-grandchildren. | |
| "She will leave a big hole in our lives and will be greatly missed." | |
| A post mortem examination will be carried out next week. | A post mortem examination will be carried out next week. |
| A section of River Walk was closed for four hours while investigators carried out their enquiries and the scooter was recovered. | A section of River Walk was closed for four hours while investigators carried out their enquiries and the scooter was recovered. |
| Anyone who saw Ms Phillips travelling on her red disability scooter between 1800 and 1930 GMT on Friday is asked to contact Essex Police. |