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Monday, 5 March 2007

Diver dies after quarry accident

Robert Sherratt, 46, a trimix rebreather instructor has died following an accident at a quarry in Cornwall.
Police were alerted on Sunday to a report that a diver had got into difficulty while he was diving in a quarry pit near Wadebridge.
Reports say he was unconscious when he reached the surface. The man was transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he was pronounced dead.
Police said that a joint investigation was being carried out by the force and the Health and Safety Executive.

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