A 63-year-old scuba diver has reportedly died after stepping into problem at Houton Pier, close to Orphir, on the Scottish island of Orkney.
Emergency providers have been referred to as to the pier shortly earlier than 12 pm on Thursday, 28 August. The diver was rushed to Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall, however died shortly after arrival.
Orphir Pier is on the northwestern finish of Scapa Movement, the physique of water residence to the stays of the scuttled German Excessive Seas Fleet.
No info has been given concerning his actions previous to the incident, however native media reviews the diver was ‘affected by the situation often called “the bends”‘, indicating a attainable case of decompression illness or lung overexpansion damage.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland mentioned: ‘Round 11.55 am on Thursday, August 28, we have been referred to as to a report of concern for a person within the water at Houton Pier, Orphir.
‘Emergency providers attended and the 63-year-old was taken to Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall, the place died a short while later. His household is conscious.
‘Inquiries are ongoing to ascertain the total circumstances, nonetheless, the dying it’s not being handled as suspicious. A report shall be despatched to the Procurator Fiscal.’
