Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Helensburgh death: Man charged as young woman dies after being dragged from water at pier

Charmaine O’Donnell died after plunging from Helensburgh pier
Charmaine O’Donnell died after plunging from Helensburgh pier

Rescuers leapt into the water in a vain effort to save a young woman who plunged from a pier in a tourist town.

Charmaine O’Donnell, 25, died after falling from Helensburgh pier late on Friday afternoon. A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with her death, it was confirmed last night.

Passers by jumped in to try and save her and an RNLI lifeboat was scrambled after reports of an injured person in the water, but Miss O’Donnell is thought to have died before she could be pulled from the Firth of Clyde.

Yesterday, friends paid tribute to her on social media. A fundraising appeal for her family also raised hundreds of pounds within hours of being launched. The friend who started the crowdfunder wrote: “Charmaine tragically lost her life, and I’ve made this for anyone who would like to put a wee something if you want.”

The alarm was raised at around 5.15pm, when the popular seafront area in Helensburgh was busy with residents and day-trippers. The volunteer lifeboat crew were alerted to reports of an injured person in the water, and the Atlantic 85 vessel was launched.

The RNLI said: “Helensburgh volunteer RNLI crew were paged around 5.30pm on April 23 following reports of an injured person in the water off the pier. The station’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched and quickly arrived on scene.”

The crew quickly recovered Miss O’Donnell from the water but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Forensic officers scoured the pier for clues to what happened to Miss O’Donnell.

Detective Superintendent Craig Willison said emergency services had been called to the pier, adding: “A short time later her body was recovered by the RNLI. Her family have been made aware and are being supported by officers.

Police Scotland said: “A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a 25-year-old woman in Helensburgh, on Friday.

“He is due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court tomorrow.”