Diver dies on beach near coastguard station

A DIVER died on a beach in front of a coastguard station despite desperate efforts to save her.

The woman, in her mid-40s, was pulled from the water 200 yards from the Forth Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Fifeness.

One of her colleagues rushed straight to the building shouting for help.

A coastguard ran to the scene and a helicopter was scrambled, but the diver was declared dead after being flown to hospital.

Simon Smart, watch officer at Forth Coastguard, said: “It would seem it’s been a tragic accident.”