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Man dies after falling from boat in Orkney’s Scapa Flow

A man has died after falling from a boat off the coast of Orkney.

It is understood that the 22-year-old fell from a salmon farming boat in Scapa Flow on Thursday afternoon.

The RNLI’s Stromness lifeboat was launched and two of its crew boarded the vessel to provide support before escorting it back to Stromness harbour.

Emergency services were called to the harbour at about 14:50 where they met the boat. Insp David Hall, of Police Scotland, said the 22-year-old was pronounced dead a short time later.

He added: “Inquiries are ongoing and the death is not being treated as suspicious.”


BBC News

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