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Woman arrested after baby overboard scare

Friday, 11 May 20123 min read

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of wasting police time after reports of a baby falling from a ferry turned out to be false.

The 37-year-old was rescued from Belfast Lough on Wednesday night after she fell overboard from a Stena Line ferry as it arrived in Belfast from Scotland.

Initial reports said a baby had also fallen into the water and a major search and rescue operation was launched (see earlier story).

But this afternoon police in Northern Ireland said the search had been called off "after enquiries with the 37-year-old woman and her family".

The woman was treated for hypothermia in a nearby hospital before being discharged.