A WOMAN who went overboard a pleasure vessel off the Isle of Wight has sparked a major callout.
HM Coastguard was desperately searching for the woman after the alarm was raised at 1.45pm.
AlamyHM Coastguard used two helicopters in the search[/caption]Two HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopters and a plane were sent on the major search.
The woman was winched safely out of the water by a helicopter at about 4pm, a spokesperson for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.