Four drug-related deaths recorded in Shetland last year
More people suffered drug-related deaths in Shetland last year than at any other time since 2014.
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Shetland fisherman’s death highlighted in new man overboard prevention campaign
The death of a Shetland fisherman has been highlighted in a new campaign on man overboard protection at sea.
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Police presence and enquiries to continue over weekend
Chief Inspector Lindsay Tulloch has said that there will be a “continued police presence” this weekend.
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Tragic scallop fisherman was not wearing lifejacket when he fell overboard
A deckhand who died after falling overboard from a scallop dredger near Scalloway was not wearing a lifejacket, an accident report has said.
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Bus trip pensioner dies in hospital
A Lerwick man who was taken ill on a bus trip to Wales has died in the Gilbert Bain Hospital.
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Man dies in house fire
Police this afternoon confirmed that a man died in a house fire at Clousta in the early hours of this morning.
READ FULL STORYRegatta cut short by death
Skeld regatta was cut short on Saturday evening with the tragic death of Alan Slater, 63, who lived in Sandwick.
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