Woman taken to hospital after falling off yacht in Shoreham

A woman was taken to hospital for checks after falling off a yacht in Shoreham.
A woman was taken to hospital after falling off a yacht in Shoreham earlier today (October 28). Picture supplied by Warwick BakerA woman was taken to hospital after falling off a yacht in Shoreham earlier today (October 28). Picture supplied by Warwick Baker
A woman was taken to hospital after falling off a yacht in Shoreham earlier today (October 28). Picture supplied by Warwick Baker

Lifeboat crews responded to the incident earlier today. They originally received a report of a man in the water. Read our original story here.

A spokesman for Shoreham Lifeboat Station said: “Our inshore lifeboat recovered a woman who had gone overboard into the water from a yacht off Shoreham.

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“She was brought back to the lifeboat station and taken to hospital for checks.

“The all weather lifeboat has towed the yacht which has no power to the yacht club.”