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Two men aged 39 die in Barra dive accident | |
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Two divers have died after getting into difficulty in waters off Barra in the Outer Hebrides. | Two divers have died after getting into difficulty in waters off Barra in the Outer Hebrides. |
The 39-year-old men were reported missing by a ferry boat skipper in Castlebay at 11:20 on Saturday after failing to resurface from their dive. | |
One of the men has been named locally as Iain MacDougall from Barra. The other man is thought to have been his friend who was visiting. | |
Police said the men's next of kin had been informed. | |
The men's bodies were recovered by the RNLI Barra lifeboat crew at about 13:00 on Saturday. They had been deployed along with the Coastguard after the alarm was raised on Saturday morning. | |
Mr MacDougall is thought to have had diving experience. | Mr MacDougall is thought to have had diving experience. |
Ch Insp Gordon MacLeod said: "Our thoughts at this difficult time are with the families and friends of the two men who sadly died, as well as with the close community of Barra. | |
"I would also like to thank members of the public for their assistance to the emergency services during the search and rescue operation. | |
"Our inquiries are ongoing although there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstance and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course." |