There was a delay in mobilising firefighters when a drowning mother-of-six became trapped in sea defence rocks, an inquest has heard. Saffron Cole-Nottage died on 2 February 2025 after falling head-first in Lowestoft, Suffolk, while out walking her dog with her daughter on The Esplanade. The 32-year-old, who had been drinking beforehand, was previously described as "screaming and panicking" as two men tried to pull her out by her legs.