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One dead and one injured in fishing 'incident' at sea

BBC The Cornishman in 2008BBC
The fishing boat, The Cornishman, has now returned to Newlyn

A man has died following an incident on a fishing boat 50 miles out at sea.

An investigation has started following the incident off the Isles of Scilly in which another crew member was injured, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

Emergency services were called to the fishing boat which was 50 miles off St Mary's on Saturday.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) confirmed the vessel was a beam trawler called The Cornishman, which is now back in Newlyn, Cornwall.

The MAIB said it was running a "safety investigation into a fatal accident".

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The fishing boat was 50 miles off the coast of St Mary's when the incident occurred

A lifeboat from St Mary's was called at 06:30 GMT on Saturday and a coastguard helicopter and the Penlee lifeboat attended when the boat got nearer to Newlyn.

The families of the crew involved have been informed.