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Scots diving firm ordered to pay £290k damages to family of Scapa Flow explorer who died after falling on boat

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ordered to pay £290,000 in damages to the family of a dad who died during an expedition at Scapa Flow. Lex Warner suffered internal injuries after falling on the deck of the MV Jean Elaine in August 2012 after he tripped over his flipper.

The 50-year-old, from Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, decided to continue with his planned dive but reportedly got into difficulty just minutes later while 289ft below the surface.

He rapidly tried to make it back up to the boat - with the help of fellow divers - but was declared dead after being airlifted to Stornoway hospital.The experienced diver was found to have suffered damage to his small bowel mesentery and liver which caused massive internal bleeding.The boat operator - Scapa Flow Charters -.

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