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| Police have launched an investigation after a diver died off the East Anglian coast on Friday. The man was airlifted to hospital in Norfolk, where he was pronounced dead. Another diver was brought ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, and taken to hospital, although police said he was likely to be discharged. | Police have launched an investigation after a diver died off the East Anglian coast on Friday. The man was airlifted to hospital in Norfolk, where he was pronounced dead. Another diver was brought ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, and taken to hospital, although police said he was likely to be discharged. |
| Police believe the pair were among a group of seven who left Lowestoft on Friday morning on a recreational trip. The other five people made their way back to land in their own boat. | Police believe the pair were among a group of seven who left Lowestoft on Friday morning on a recreational trip. The other five people made their way back to land in their own boat. |
| Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. A postmortem is likely to be held soon. | Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. A postmortem is likely to be held soon. |
| Police are looking into the possibility that the man drowned, without ruling out other causes of death. Officers were trying to trace his next of kin. | Police are looking into the possibility that the man drowned, without ruling out other causes of death. Officers were trying to trace his next of kin. |
| A Suffolk police spokesman said: "Initially it appears there were seven people on board the boat at the time of the incident and this was a recreational trip, rather than an industrial dive, that had set off from the town this morning. | A Suffolk police spokesman said: "Initially it appears there were seven people on board the boat at the time of the incident and this was a recreational trip, rather than an industrial dive, that had set off from the town this morning. |
| "The diver who died is not thought to be local and, as is standard procedure, his death is currently being treated as unexplained. | "The diver who died is not thought to be local and, as is standard procedure, his death is currently being treated as unexplained. |
| "Police have been working with the coastguard and liaising with the Health & Safety Executive and an investigation is under way." | "Police have been working with the coastguard and liaising with the Health & Safety Executive and an investigation is under way." |
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