Diving death in Plymouth Sound

At around midday on Saturday Brixham Coatsguard were informed of an incident involving a 54 year old male diver in Plymouth Sound.

The Plymouth based RNLI Lifeboat, which was on exercise in the Sound at the time, went  to the aid of the man. Lifeboat crew assisted with CPR and transported him back to land where he was pronounced deceased.

The man, who was from Milton Keynes, had visited Plymouth to take part in recreational diving, and was with other divers on an organised boat trip when the incident occurred.

The next of kin and the family have been informed. A Post Mortem will be conducted later this week.