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| Three dead after boat overturns | Three dead after boat overturns |
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| Three people have died and one man has been rescued after a clam dredger capsized off the Scottish Highlands. | Three people have died and one man has been rescued after a clam dredger capsized off the Scottish Highlands. |
| The rescued man was pulled from the water off Ardnamurchan Point by a yacht crew. Northern Constabulary said his injuries were not life threatening. A member of the public spotted the boat capsize near Bo Fascadale, about 1.5 miles north of Kilmory, Ardnamurchan, at about 1710 BST. | The rescued man was pulled from the water off Ardnamurchan Point by a yacht crew. Northern Constabulary said his injuries were not life threatening. A member of the public spotted the boat capsize near Bo Fascadale, about 1.5 miles north of Kilmory, Ardnamurchan, at about 1710 BST. |
| Two helicopters, a lifeboat and several other vessels are involved. | Two helicopters, a lifeboat and several other vessels are involved. |
| By 1815 BST one man had been pulled from the water by the crew of the yacht, "Arran Comrade", which had responded to a coastguard mayday call. | By 1815 BST one man had been pulled from the water by the crew of the yacht, "Arran Comrade", which had responded to a coastguard mayday call. |
| No lifejacket | No lifejacket |
| A coastguard spokesman said the man had not been wearing a lifejacket. | A coastguard spokesman said the man had not been wearing a lifejacket. |
| He was transferred to the RNLI lifeboat from Mallaig and taken to Belford Hospital in Fort William. | |
| The other three were later recovered from the water but were all pronounced dead on arrival at Broadford Hospital on the Isle of Skye. | The other three were later recovered from the water but were all pronounced dead on arrival at Broadford Hospital on the Isle of Skye. |
| A police spokesman said one of the dead men was recovered by the RNLI lifeboat from Mallaig, the second was recovered by a Navy helicopter and the third by the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter. | A police spokesman said one of the dead men was recovered by the RNLI lifeboat from Mallaig, the second was recovered by a Navy helicopter and the third by the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter. |
| Details of the deceased will not be issued until next of kin have been informed and formal identification has taken place. | Details of the deceased will not be issued until next of kin have been informed and formal identification has taken place. |
| The spokesman added that inquiries would be carried out into the circumstances surrounding the incident. | The spokesman added that inquiries would be carried out into the circumstances surrounding the incident. |