Hillhead Coastguard Rescue Team assisted MoD and Hampshire Police officers in recovering the body
Hillhead Coastguard Rescue Team
Fiona Simpson3 September 2018
A body has been pulled from water in Hampshire five days after a man fell from a ferry at Portsmouth Harbour.
Hampshire Police said the body is believed to be that of a 58-year-old man from Southsea who fell from a ferry travelling from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight last week.
His family has been informed of the development, a spokeswoman added.
Officers from the Ministry of Defence Police service recovered the body in water near the harbour’s Haslar Wall.
It comes after passengers on the Wightlink ferry services reported a man went overboard around 10.30am last Wednesday.
The Hampshire Police spokeswoman added: “The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.”
