A DIVER from Lancashire has died after being pulled from a lake in Cumbria on Saturday.

The man, who has not been named but was in his 60s, was pulled from Wastwater in the Lake District and police confirmed on Saturday evening he had died.

Police have not said which part of Lancashire the man was from.

Paramedics were called to scene in the morning after he failed to resurface after going on a dive.

The lake is England's deepest and popular with divers.

A Cumbria Police statement said: "The diver pulled from Wastwater, a man in his 60s from the Lancs area, has died.

"The next of kin of the man have been informed and the death is not being treated as suspicious.

"A file will be prepared to be passed on to the coroner."

A spokesman for Wasdale Mountain Rescue Service said: "We were called by the ambulance service about reports of a diver who had got into trouble on Wastwater and was under the water.

"Other divers in the area were able to bring the diver back to the surface from where the team boat was able to take him to the lake shore.

"A large multi-agency team had assembled on the lake shore including the North West Air Ambulance, a ground team from the Great North Air Ambulance, NWAS paramedics, Cumbria Fire and Rescue, Police and MCA.

"All possible attempts were made to revive the diver but unfortunately they proved unsuccessful. Our thoughts are with the divers family and friends."

Wastwater, situated near Scafell Pike, is three miles long and 260ft deep. It is owned by the National Trust.