A 39-year-old woman died after being winched from the sea in a dramatic rescue mission off the coast of Kent.
The Coastguard, Dover lifeboat and a rescue helicopter were searching for the woman amid strong gales after reports of someone in the water as Storm Angus battered Britain.
She was found early this morning off the coast of Folkestone and taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Police confirmed the woman later died.
According to Kent Online a woman had been reported missing from the Folkstone Harbour area.
A police spokesman said: "Kent Police was called by the coastguard at 6.54am following a report of a woman in the sea at Folkestone.
"Coastguard rescue teams, the helicopter, and the Dover lifeboat went to the sea off the harbour area.
"South East Coast Ambulance Service went to the scene and a woman was taken to a local hospital."
Police later said she had died.
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