Fife Swimmer who died in St Andrews identified by police By Sarah Vesty July 4 2018, 5:02pm July 4 2018, 5:02pm Share Swimmer who died in St Andrews identified by police Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/682436/swimmer-who-died-in-st-andrews-identified-by-police/ Copy Link Police have now established the identity of a man who died after being pulled from the water in St Andrews. The 76-year-old was spotted by a member of the public in the East Sands area at around 8.25pm on Monday. Emergency services raced to the scene alongside the Coastguard who recovered the man’s body. He was flown by helicopter to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but was pronounced dead a short time later. The death is being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious, and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Officers had launched an appeal for information to try and identify the man who left several items on the shoreline.
