DIVER RUSHED TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING DIVING INCIDENT

A diver was rushed to hospital this afternoon after he went missing at the start of a diving expedition.
A diving vessel contacted Forth Coastguard at just before 2.30 pm this afternoon to report that the man had gone into the water at the start of his dive off Methil, but that they had not seen bubbles rising as would be expected. The Coastguard requested the launch of the Kinghorn RNLI inshore lifeboat and the Anstruther inshore and all weather lifeboats. A nearby catamaran, which also had divers on board offered its assistance. Two divers from the catamaran went into the water and recovered the missing diver back to the surface.
The unconscious diver was transferred onto the Kinghorn inshore lifeboat, which had a paramedic and oxygen on board, and was taken into Methil. In the meantime, Forth Coastguard had also requested the rescue helicopter from RAF Boulmer to scramble. When the lifeboat arrived at Methil, a decision was made to transfer the diver onto the helicopter and take him to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Bob Abercrombie, Forth Coastguard Watch Manager says:
“The dive boat contacted us as soon as they realised that their diver was in difficulty, so we were able to get lifeboats and a helicopter to them rapidly to assist the man.”

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