Diver dies after Orkney incident

A diver has died after getting into difficulties in Scapa Flow in Orkney.

An alert was raised yesterday afternoon when a boat north-east of Cava Lighthouse reported that one of its divers was 15 minutes overdue.

A mayday was issued, and the man’s body was later recovered.

Stromness and Kirkwall coastguard teams, a search and rescue helicopter, and the Longhope RNLI lifeboat were involved.

The diver’s family has been informed.