Injury off St Abbs Head - Scotland

[DandyDon]

Diver airlifted to hospital after rescue

A diver was airlifted to hospital after a lifeboat rescue mission off St Abbs in the Scottish Borders.

Both Eyemouth RNLI lifeboats were launched at 10:30 following reports that a diver was in distress after being separated from a group.

They got to the scene near St Abbs Head to find a dive vessel had located and recovered the casualty from the water.

A coastguard helicopter was diverted to the incident and airlifted the diver to hospital.

The lifeboats searched the area over concerns that other divers were still in the water, but all were later accounted for.

 

[jstreetley]

Just saw an update on this and sadly the diver passed away this morning. Diver dies after lifeboat operation

 

[w3dge]

A friend of mine was on this boat, and brought the affected diver to the surface, but wasn't his buddy. Apparently the diver encountered problems immediately upon descent.