A scuba diver has died after a suspected heart attack near Lundy Island, off the coast of North Devon.
The 60-year-old man was flown to hospital after reporting feeling unwell after his second dive yesterday.
He was said to be an experienced diver and member of a diving club, based in Poole, in Dorset, which had rented a boat from Ilfracombe.
Andrew Bengey, owner of Lundy Diving, which runs Obsession Boat Charters, said there had been no problems underwater and the man had passed out on the surface.
The group was diving with seals in about six or seven metres of water, he added.
After coming up from the second 40-minute dive he turned around to his buddy and said he wasnt feeling very well that was it really they were the last words he said.
Luckily the crew on board were lifeboat crew and have seen this sort of thing before.
Coastguards were alerted to the emergency by crew of the 11metre diving vessel Obsession 2, at around 3pm yesterday
Chivenors helicopter was called to the assistance of the man, who was diving from the boat, in waters near Lundy.
CPR was administered as he was flown to North Devon District Hospital.
Swansea Coastguard, which co-ordinated the rescue, said it did not have details of where the man was from.
A helicopter from RAF Chivenor airlifted the casualty a male diver aged 60 from a vessel off Lundy Island and took him to North Devon District Hospital.
He was unconscious when taken from the water.
Mr Bengey said divers using the boat were experienced and had more than 50 dives. There is no suggestion it was a diving accident.
Sad loss for his friends and family though 
They have my condolences. 
