Man dies and another saved after falls in Scots harbours

A MAN who died after falling into Lerwick harbour on Saturday has been named as Iain Herd, 44, from Keith, Aberdeenshire.

Northern Constabulary said there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.

Emergency services were called to the harbour at 10:40pm on Saturday after receiving reports that someone had fallen into the water between two fishing boats.

The man was rescued and taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Meanwhile another man was pulled to safety after falling into Peterhead harbour.

He was kept afloat by a crewman from the Peterhead lifeboat and both were recovered by a vessel which took them to the lifeboat.

The incident took place less than 50 metres from the lifeboat station.

Andy Brown, RNLI coxswain at Peterhead, said: "The number of crew volunteers, and the speed of arrival on the scene, was commendable."

He added that the crew "performed very efficiently" to minimise the man's time in the water.