Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say a man has died while scuba diving in waters off a local park.
A statement from police says officers responded to a report of a diver in distress at Whytecliff Park, near the Horseshoe Bay neighbourhood, just before 10:45 a.m. on Sunday.
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It says fellow divers, firefighters and air ambulance paramedics tried to save the man, but he was declared dead at the scene.
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Police say the man was in his 60s
They say there are no early indications of suspicious circumstances in the death.
The BC Coroners Service is also investigating.