Mum dies trying to rescue dog from River Mersey

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A mum tragically drowned after trying to save her dog in the River Mersey, an inquest heard. Christine Robinson, 57, from Eastham, Wirral, was walking her pet dog with her son Niall in New Brighton along King's Parade on Monday, July 6 2020.

But things took a turn for the worse when the dog was swept into the River Mersey while on a slipway, prompting Christine and Niall to try and reach the pet.

Both Christine and Niall quickly got caught up in the water and emergency services quickly initiated a major rescue operation involving the RNLI, Coastguard, Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service.

Unfortunately, they were unable to save Ms Robinson and she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, the Liverpool Echo reports. Read more: Mum left scarred for life after her son stabbed her and ex is now behind bars herself An inquest into her death was held at Liverpool coroners' court on Wednesday (April 20), where operations manager at Holyhead Coastguard, Richard Jones, was asked about the three-minute gap between the emergency call coming in, and a rescue crew being designated to the job.