Two young women have died after a diving trip at Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute, despite a major rescue operation involving a coastguard helicopter, RNLI lifeboats and multiple emergency services. Police Scotland said the divers, aged 24 and 26, got into difficulty near St Catherines, Cairndow, at about 3.30pm on Sunday.
Officers were first called to what Police Scotland described as a 'report of concern' for two female divers in the water. Coastguard teams from Crinan, Dunoon, Kames and Inveraray were sent to the loch, while RNLI lifeboats were launched from Tighnabruaich, Campbeltown and Largs, and an HM Coastguard helicopter was dispatched as the search intensified along the shoreline and out across the water.
