A complex rescue operation was launched to try and save a mum who drowned in New Brighton an inquest heard.
Christine Robinson, 57, from Eastham, Wirral, died on the afternoon of Monday, July 6 2020 after she was swept into the water along King's Parade, New Brighton. She had been walking her pet dog with her son Niall, when the dog was swept into the River Mersey while on a slipway. Both Christine and Niall got into difficulty while trying to reach the dog.
The man and the dog were rescued from the water during the major operation involving the RNLI, Coastguard, Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service. But despite the efforts of the emergency services and passers-by, Ms Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
