Man in his 60s dead in scuba diving incident off West Vancouver, B.C.: police

WEST VANCOUVER — 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.

It says fellow divers, firefighters and air ambulance paramedics tried to save the man, but he was declared dead at the scene.

Police say the man was in his 60s