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| Holidaymaker pushed off sea wall | Holidaymaker pushed off sea wall |
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| A holidaymaker is critically ill with head injuries after being pushed off a sea wall on the Isle of Wight. | A holidaymaker is critically ill with head injuries after being pushed off a sea wall on the Isle of Wight. |
| The 61-year-old woman fell 12ft (3.6m) on to concrete steps when she was pushed from a wall at Hope Beach, near Sandown, on Saturday evening. | |
| She was taken to the island's St Mary's Hospital then transferred by helicopter to the neurological unit at Southampton General Hospital. | She was taken to the island's St Mary's Hospital then transferred by helicopter to the neurological unit at Southampton General Hospital. |
| A boy aged 17, from Shanklin, Isle of Wight, has been arrested. | A boy aged 17, from Shanklin, Isle of Wight, has been arrested. |
| Hampshire police have appealed for any witnesses who were on the beach between about 1700 BST and 1900 BST to contact them. | Hampshire police have appealed for any witnesses who were on the beach between about 1700 BST and 1900 BST to contact them. |
| "This was an extremely serious incident which has left an innocent holidaymaker in a critical condition in hospital," said a Hampshire police spokesman. | "This was an extremely serious incident which has left an innocent holidaymaker in a critical condition in hospital," said a Hampshire police spokesman. |
| The woman, who is from the Midlands, is believed to have been on holiday alone. | The woman, who is from the Midlands, is believed to have been on holiday alone. |