Inquest into death of missing fisherman opened

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The inquest into the death of a missing fisherman has been opened at Douglas Courthouse.

Lee Scott’s body was found by divers searching the capital’s inner harbour on 13 November.

The 46-year-old, who lived in Douglas, had been reported missing five days earlier.

Today (5 December) Coroner of Inquests James Brooks confirmed that CCTV had shown him entering the harbour on 8 November.

A police officer who attended the Sea Terminal after Mr Scott's body had been recovered from the seabed, in an area of deep water, noted he’d been in the sea for a ‘length of time’.

A subsequent post-mortem found he’d drowned.

Coroner Brooks told the court it wasn’t possible to determine, at this stage, Mr Scott’s exact date of death.

Investigations are continuing and a full inquest will be held in due course once all available evidence has been gathered; Mr Scott’s body was released so that funeral arrangements can take place.

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