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The Newport Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying the woman who was rescued last night from the rocky shoreline about 50 feet below the Cliff Walk.

The woman, who is described as white, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and between the ages of 20 and 30, suffered severe injuries and was taken to Newport Hospital before being transferred to Rhode Island Hospital. The woman is unconscious, but her condition is unknown, police Lt. William Fitzgerald said this morning.

The police aren't sure how the woman ended up in the water in the area of Ochre Court Estate and Forty Steps. Someone walking on the Cliff Walk called for help after spotting the woman at about 7:15 p.m., and two officers descended the steep cliff and pulled her from the water. Firefighters then lifted her from the rocks.

The woman carried no identification. The police don't think she is a Salve Regina University student, Fitzgerald said.

The police are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information on the incident should call Newport police Detective Christopher Hayes at 845-5768.

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-- Journal staff writer Meaghan Wims

 Tags  Newport Police Department Rhode Island Hospital

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