Coll fatality

A man died on Saturday August 25 after falling from a boat while on a fishing trip off the West Coast. Clyde coastguards were alerted when a ferry reported a small, unmanned boat floating near the Isle of Coll at around 11am. Ten local boats, including the all-weather Tobermory lifeboat, searched the area, along with an RAF Rescue Helicopter from Lossiemouth. The man was found in the water by a local boat and airlifted to hospital in Oban where he later died. Clyde Coastguards said he had been seen earlier, heading out on a fishing trip. He was not wearing a lifejacket when he was found, but one was discovered in the water nearby.