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Man drowns during Coastguard strike

An angler has died off the west coast of Scotland in the middle of a 48-hour strike by Coastguard staff.

An angler has died off the west coast of Scotland in the middle of a 48-hour strike by Coastguard staff.

The man, in his 70s, was angling in the Sound of Islay with three others around 4pm on Saturday when he was swept away by a strong current.