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| Divers search for car plunge body | Divers search for car plunge body |
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| Police divers are to search for the driver of a car which plunged over 100ft cliffs on Orkney. | Police divers are to search for the driver of a car which plunged over 100ft cliffs on Orkney. |
| The car was found under water after a full air and shore search was launched involving lifeboat and coastguard crews at the cliffs at Yesnaby on Wednesday. | The car was found under water after a full air and shore search was launched involving lifeboat and coastguard crews at the cliffs at Yesnaby on Wednesday. |
| It is thought there may have been one person in the vehicle at the time. | It is thought there may have been one person in the vehicle at the time. |
| A Grampian Police dive team was travelling to examine the wreckage in water at the foot of the cliffs on Friday. | |
| Two Spanish tourists reported the incident shortly after 1300 BST on Wednesday. | Two Spanish tourists reported the incident shortly after 1300 BST on Wednesday. |
| 'Highly-trained' | |
| The Shetland Coastguard rescue helicopter was called to the scene, alongside Stromness lifeboat. | The Shetland Coastguard rescue helicopter was called to the scene, alongside Stromness lifeboat. |
| The dive team was heading to Orkney on Thursday and was expected to start the operation on Friday, when conditions were forecast to be favourable. | |
| A Grampian Police spokeswoman said: ''Grampian Police divers are a highly-trained unit made up of officers who carry out other police duties as part of their normal routine but who assemble for search duties when required. | |
| "The team, who are involved in all areas of search where a body of water is concerned, is regularly called upon not just within the Grampian area but within Tayside and Northern Constabulary areas." | |
| Yesnaby lies on the west coast of Orkney's mainland, south of the ancient site of Skara Brae. | Yesnaby lies on the west coast of Orkney's mainland, south of the ancient site of Skara Brae. |