A diver in difficulty off Bembridge on the Isle of Wight has been rescued and is being flown to hospital by helicopter.
An HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter, coastguard rescue crews from Bembridge and Ventnor, and a Bembridge-based RNLI inshore lifeboat were dispatched.
The lifeboat rescued the diver from the ocean and transported her to Bembridge lifeboat station, where she was sent to hospital by helicopter.
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary were also alerted.
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