Kinghorn locals speak of 'traumatic scenes' after death of diver

A lifeboat crew rescued him from off the Fife coast but he couldn’t be revived.

Vanessa Kennedy

People in Kinghorn have been speaking of the “traumatic” scenes after a diver died at the weekend.

A lifeboat crew rescued him from off the Fife coast but he couldn’t be revived.

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