Hunt for diver who went missing in North Sea while looking at wreck off coast of Great Yarmouth

HM Coastguard helicopter
Coastguard rescue helicopters are involved in the search for the 68-year-old man Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty

A search is under way to find a missing diver who was looking at a wreck site in the North Sea.

The 68-year-old man from the Brighton area was reported missing 12 miles (19km) east of Great Yarmouth at 6pm on Monday, a UK Coastguard spokesman said.

He was reported missing by the dive boat Raider V and was still missing on Tuesday morning.

An air and sea search involving rescue helicopters and lifeboats started on Monday night, went overnight and is continuing on Tuesday.

 The man was reported missing 12 miles off the coast of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

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