Man dies after dinghy capsizes off Orkney
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The pair managed to reach the shore of the island of Sanday after the incident off Orkney and called emergency services at about 7.30pm on Sunday.
A Coastguard helicopter was sent to the scene and airlifted one man to Balfour Hospital in Orkney, where he later died.
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Hide AdThe other was flown to Gilbert Bain Hospital in Shetland, where his condition is not thought to be life-threatening.
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