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Car falls off slipway into River Fal | Car falls 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 car which is feared to contain a passenger has fallen off a slipway into the River Fal in south Cornwall. |
Devon and Cornwall Police were called at 16:10 GMT to the Roseland Peninsula, near Truro, where the King Harry Ferry is based. | Devon and Cornwall Police were called at 16:10 GMT to the Roseland Peninsula, near Truro, where the King Harry Ferry is based. |
Falmouth Coastguard and the emergency services are at the scene and trying to pull the car out of the water. | Falmouth Coastguard and the emergency services are at the scene and trying to pull the car out of the water. |
The driver escaped but police fear another passenger is still in the car. | |
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. | |
Rescue 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 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 are also at the scene. |
A civilian diver has also been inspecting 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. | |
It has been operating since 1888. |