A WOMAN'S body has been pulled from the water in the inner basin of the Penryn River this morning next to Penryn Bridge.

The fire service, police, paramedics and the air ambulance were called to Anchor Quay at 8am after receiving reports of a body in the water.

The woman in her 50s and local to Penryn, was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro by ambulance but was later declared dead. Her family have been informed.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained and police are carrying out investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.

Police, fire, ambulance, coastguard and RNLi responded to a call at around 8.15 this morning after reports of a casualty in the water off Eastwood Road in Penryn.

At the time it was hoped that the woman, who has not been identified, could be resuscitated.

Speaking from the scene at the time Sgt Chris Miles said: “The casualty was removed from the water by the fire brigade and was given first aid at the scene. They have now been taken by ambulance to hospital – their condition is unknown, bearing in mind cold water immersion, we cannot rule out resuscitation. At the moment it is a rescue and resuscitation operation.”

Justin Sharp, station manager at Falmouth fire station,  said: “The alarm was raised and we were called after reports to our fire control in Truro that we had a casualty face down in the water. Resources from Falmouth were sent, along with fire water safety resources from Falmouth and St Austell  and on arrival they liaised with police.

“Our crews donned life jackets and utilised a small vessel to effect a snatch rescue. Throw lines were then used to pull the craft with the casualty on board and CPR commenced by ambulance. It was really good multi agency work – fire, police, coastguard, ambulance and RNLI.

“The casualty was taken by land ambulance to hospital and our crews then commenced, with the coastguard and RNLI,  a search for any other casualties or belongings. The RNLI rigid inflatable boat and the fire rescue RIB searched the water out into the river mouth as we are now on a high tide with the water flowing up this way.”