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Moira Kerr & Antony Thrower

Student almost drowned after diving 40ft without oxygen to gather scallops for BBQ

A free diver nearly drowned when he dived nearly 40ft underwater to pick scallops for his lunch and got into difficulties

Student Jamie Nathaniel, 25, was trying to collect the shellfish for a ­barbecue with friends Hannah McVicar, Julie Volland, Patricia Martinez Mulas and Haleh Mawson after lectures.

A regular free diver - when people plunge deep underwater without oxygen - he took a deep breath and plunged into the sea off the coast of Oban’s uninhabited Maiden island.

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