Grandma dropped in Arctic in botched rescue dies

A 73-year-old grandmother who was dropped into freezing Arctic waters during botched rescue attempt has died... Richardson reportedly began to feel dizzy and ill on the Ocean Countess cruise along the coast of Norway last month. After she was examined by the ship's doctor the captain decided to transfer her to shore for treatment. Another passenger on the ship, Colin Prescott, said both the ship and the lifeboat "were steaming at ten knots" when paramedics tried to move her on a stretcher.... "The vessels, which hadn't been latched together, suddenly moved apart by several feet as they were transferring her, which caused the rescue crews to drop the stretcher into the sea...." the water was -3 degrees Celsius (26.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and that it took paramedics around 8 minutes to rescue her from the frigid waters.... "Janet had always wanted to go on a cruise to the Norwegian Fjords so she could see the Northern Lights," her husband said. The couple share eight grandchildren between them through previous marriages....