REGIONAL: "Unconscious" diver pulled from water in the Lake District

Emergency services are on the scene in the Lake District after reports of a diver who had failed to resurface.

North West Ambulance Service (NWAS), as well as the Belfast Coastguard, are leading the operation at Wastwater to the west of Lake Winderemere.

Wastwater in the Lake District. Photo: Google.placeholder image
Wastwater in the Lake District. Photo: Google.

A spokesman for NWAS said: "We got called at 11:49am this morning. A diver has been pulled from the water and he is unconscious."

They added that an air ambulance is on the scene where he is still being treated.

More to follow.

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