A MAN died after falling overboard from a superyacht docked off the coast of Scotland. The tragedy unfolded on Gare Loch at Rosneath yesterday morning. 4 Emergency crews were called to Gare Loch yesterday morning Credit: Google Maps 4 Cops say the man's death is not being treated as suspicious Credit: Alamy 4 The tragedy is being probed Credit: PA:Press Association 4 The man was spotted in the water near Rosneath Bay Credit: Google Maps It is understood the man fell from the Berilda, a luxury private vessel, reports the Daily Mail .
A major search and rescue operation was launched after the incident. Emergency crews scoured the area as reports came in. Tragically, the body of a 52-year-old man was discovered by rescue workers.
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His death is still being probed but police say there are no suspicious circumstances. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A search and rescue operation was launched this morning , Friday, August 16 after police received a report of a man in the water off Rosneath Bay, near Helensburgh. "The body of a 52-year-old man has been recovered and his family has been informed.
"Enquiries are ongoing, however, we are not treating the death as suspicious. Police were called around 9.30am.
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