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Woman who drowned in Suffolk ‘might have been saved’ if fire service alerted more quickly

Saffron Cole-Nottage became stuck headfirst and might have lived had ambulance service alerted fire service immediately, coroner says A woman who drowned after getting stuck headfirst in sea defence rocks might have been saved if the ambulance service had alerted the fire service quicker, a coroner...

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The Guardian
by Nadeem Badshah
Woman who drowned in Suffolk ‘might have been saved’ if fire service alerted more quickly

Saffron Cole-Nottage became stuck headfirst and might have lived had ambulance service alerted fire service immediately, coroner says

A woman who drowned after getting stuck headfirst in sea defence rocks might have been saved if the ambulance service had alerted the fire service quicker, a coroner has said.

Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, was walking the family dog with her daughteron the seafront at Lowestoft, Suffolk, when she fell as the tide was coming in on 2 February 2025.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Nadeem Badshah.

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