Low helicopter flight saves severely injured scuba diving accident victim

A mercy helicopter crew had to make a low-level dash 188 miles across Scotland - to try to save the life of a stricken diver.

The Royal Navy chopper had to stay at under 300 feet so that the casualty - a woman suffering from severe bends - was not affected by the change in air pressure.

She was left paralysed when strong currents threw her up to the surface too quickly. She was being treated by doctors last night at the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen and is believed to be seriously ill.

The woman, who has not yet been named, had been diving in the Firth of Clyde at a depth of around 130 feet on Sunday...[CDNN]