Lifeboats & planes searching for lost diver - Cornwall, England

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Major search operation underway after diver goes missing
The Royal Navy, the coastguard and the RNLI are currently carrying out a major search operation off the coast of Cornwall after a diver went missing.

The diver is said to have gone missing from St Anthony, on the Roseland peninsula, opposite Falmouth.

A spokesperson for the coastguard said: "HM Coastguard is coordinating the search for a missing diver off Pendennis Point.

"Both Falmouth RNLI lifeboats, HM Coastguard’s helicopter from Newquay, a Royal Navy helicopter and vessels in the area are all involved in the search.

"The search is ongoing."
 
He's been missing since the 17th so pretty much a recovery effort.

Searches continue for diver who went missing off Cornwall
The emergency services have been looking for the diver in the Roseland Peninsula, Falmouth and Coverack areas

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A diver who did not resurface following a dive off the coast of Cornwall on Thursday is still missing.

The diver was first reported missing from the Roseland Peninsula area, before 1pm on June 17.
 
Body found in search for missing diver in Falmouth, police confirm
The body of a diver who went missing recently off Falmouth recently has been found.

A major operation got underway on the 17th of June after a diver failed to resurface.

Falmouth RNLI, the coastguard, and the navy were all involved in the search.

In an update provided by police, the man has been found dead, the family has been informed.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police added:

"The body of a diver who failed to resurface following a dive in the sea off Falmouth has been recovered and brought to shore.

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He went missing near Pendennis Point. Google Maps.

"The family of the 39-year-old man, from Staffordshire, have been informed, but formal identification is yet to take place.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner."
 
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