Missing diver prompts major search operation

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Image caption, A diver has gone missing following a dive off Old Harry Rocks near Swanage on Tuesday evening

An extensive air and sea search is under way as emergency services try to find a missing diver off the Dorset coast.

The diver, who had been in the water close to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage, was reported missing shortly after 18:00 BST on Tuesday.

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency said two coastguard helicopters, rescue teams and RNLI lifeboats were searching between Poole and Swanage.

Dorset Police said the diver's family had been informed.

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