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| Worker missing after loch fall | Worker missing after loch fall |
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| A search on Lewis for a man missing after falling into a loch from a boat while working on a fish farm has been called off for the night. | |
| Rescuers had been co-ordinating operations in the Kinloch area on the south east of the island. | Rescuers had been co-ordinating operations in the Kinloch area on the south east of the island. |
| Emergency services were alerted at about 1620 GMT after the accident on Loch na Creige Fraoich. | Emergency services were alerted at about 1620 GMT after the accident on Loch na Creige Fraoich. |
| Northern Constabulary, Stornoway Coastguard and members of the public had been involved in the search. | Northern Constabulary, Stornoway Coastguard and members of the public had been involved in the search. |
| Atrocious weather | |
| Four people were aboard the board the boat when it capsized. Three swam to safety, but one man is still missing. | |
| Conditions were said to be atrocious with winds of more than 60mph battering the area. | |
| A coastguard spokeswoman said: "The boat overturned with four on board. Three of them made it to shore. | |
| "We had a coastguard helicopter and two teams searching for them. | |
| "The search is off for the night. It is back on again tomorrow." |