Pensioner dies after mobility scooter falls into sea

An elderly man who fell off a pier into the sea as he rode his mobility scooter has died, police said.
The village of Pennan. Picture: submittedThe village of Pennan. Picture: submitted
The village of Pennan. Picture: submitted

Stuart Farquhar, 87, was pulled from the water at Pennan, on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, at about 11am on Friday.

He was airlifted to hospital in Aberdeen.

It is thought he may have been trying to turn the scooter when it went into the water.

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