A DIVER was airlifted to hospital when he suffered a suspected case of the bends.
He was diving off a boat near Swanage when it happened just before 12pm today.
He was taken to a decompression chamber at Poole Hospital as a precautionary measure, and was released soon after, Portland Coastguard said.
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