Missing Ivan Doychev ‘appreciative’ after 11 hour search

Ivan Doychev says he hopes to go back to work

A diver missing for 11 hours in the sea off Orkney has been found alive and well after a major search.

Three lifeboats and two helicopters had been involved in the search in the Pentland Firth off Burwick.

The alarm was raised at 17:20 BST after Ivan Doychev, 40, failed to return to a dive boat.

He was found early on Thursday by Russian sail training vessel Yunyi Baltiets two miles off Duncansby. He said he was “very appreciative”.

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