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Loch boat man search to restart | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A search for a man missing after a boat capsized on a loch on the Isle of Lewis is due to resume on Wednesday morning. | |
Four people were on board the boat when it turned over in the Kinloch area. Three swam to safety. | |
Emergency services were alerted at about 1620 GMT on Tuesday after the accident on Loch na Creige Fraoich. | |
Northern Constabulary, Stornoway Coastguard and members of the public had been involved in the search. Efforts will resume at 0800 GMT. | |
Atrocious weather | Atrocious weather |
Conditions were said to have been 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. | 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 was called off for the night late on Tuesday evening. |