Police investigate unexplained death at Faslane

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a man at a nuclear submarine base.

By Lucinda Cameron

Published 10th Dec 2021, 09:32 BST

Officers were called to the scene at HM Naval Base Clyde, known as Faslane, at around 12.30pm on Thursday.

A post-mortem examination will be carried out and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.

Faslane is home to the UK’s nuclear submarines and the core of the submarine service.

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a man at a nuclear submarine base.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the exact cause of death which is currently being treated as unexplained.

“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”

A Royal Navy spokeswoman said: “We are aware of an incident and cannot comment further at this stage.”

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