One dead as helicopter ditches into loch in Western Isles

A helicopter has ditched into a loch on an island in the Outer Hebrides, leaving one man dead, police have said.The 58-year-old died after the AS350 Squirrel aircraft plunged into the loch between Lochmaddy and Clachan Na Luib on North Uist at about 10.15am on Wednesday.Officers from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are travelling to the Outer Hebrides island off the west coast of Scotland.