Brit woman, 29, killed in scuba diving accident while exploring shipwreck off coast of Albania, as instructor arrested

A BRITISH woman has died in a scuba diving accident while she was exploring a shipwreck off the coast of Albania. A diving instructor has been arrested after the 29-year-old drowned during the trip off Saranda, a resort on the southern coast of the country, not far from the Greek island of Corfu. GettyA diving instructor has been arrested after the 29-year-old drowned[/caption] The woman, named locally as Rebecca Gannon, was with her boyfriend when she got into difficulty during the dive on Monday afternoon. Instructor Saimir Kushova, 45, who has been arrested, reportedly tried to save her and managed to bring her to the surface before others frantically tried to help. Footage shared by an Albanian news website showed a body being taken off a red and white dive boat by seven people and carried up a beach. Kushova was reportedly arrested on suspicion of violating health and safety rules and illegally employing a diving instructor who was not fully qualified. Read more world news VLAD SILENT Mystery as Putin CANCELS biggest speech since Ukraine invasion at last minute SKY ON FIRE Chilling footage shows flesh-melting THERMITE RAIN bombs blitzing Ukraine town An employee at the diving company, Spiranca Diving, told The Telegraph: “We don’t know what happened, maybe she had a health issue. “We’re waiting for the autopsy. We’re all very shocked. She was a qualified open water diver, she had a PADI certificate. “She was diving on a shipwreck but was only at a depth of seven or eight metres. She came to the surface but then went down. “Saimir has been arrested but he was the one who tried to rescue her, he gave her CPR.” THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.