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Lucinda Cameron

Fisherman who drowned in boat capsize was not wearing lifejacket, report finds

The upturned hull of the Lexi Rose was found at Melrose Point in Aberdeenshire (HM Coastguard/PA) -

A fisherman who drowned after his vessel capsized might have had more chance of survival if he had been wearing a lifejacket, an investigation has found.

Skipper Sandy Alexander, 69, was creel fishing alone in a cove at Melrose Point in Aberdeenshire when the vessel grounded and capsized, and he went overboard.

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