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| Missing couple 'were inseparable' | |
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| The brother of a County Antrim woman who has gone missing along with her husband has said they were inseparable. | |
| Robin Wilson, 74, and his wife Margaret,73, from Newtownabbey, have been missing since Friday. | |
| Police divers have now searched most of Ballintoy harbour, where the couple's car was found. | |
| Mrs Wilson's brother, Francis Clayton, 88, said she and her husband were devoted. "They were love birds, never away from one another," he said. | |
| The couple's car was found parked at the harbour with the keys in the lock. Cash and personal belongings were inside. | |
| Police said they were keeping an open mind about the case and were working to establish their last known movements. | Police said they were keeping an open mind about the case and were working to establish their last known movements. |
| The divers will only resume their operation on Tuesday if weather conditions allow. | |
| The couple often visited the north coast. | The couple often visited the north coast. |
| Helicopters joined about 20 police and coastguard personnel as an intensive search got under way at the weekend. | Helicopters joined about 20 police and coastguard personnel as an intensive search got under way at the weekend. |
| Rob Stevenson of the Belfast Coastguard said the weather had been very bad. | Rob Stevenson of the Belfast Coastguard said the weather had been very bad. |
| An intensive search of the area has taken place at the weekend | An intensive search of the area has taken place at the weekend |
| "Nine out of ten times, if people fall in round that area, they tend to be in that vicinity," he said. | "Nine out of ten times, if people fall in round that area, they tend to be in that vicinity," he said. |
| "Nobody has seen them or heard from them. You can't really speculate what's gone on. Yesterday, our coastguard teams and the police searched 300 yards either side of Ballintoy... even that took a good four or five hours to search all that area. | |
| "If they have gone into the sea or they've been out in that wind and cold over the last few days, it's not looking very good. But they may not even be there, they could be somewhere else." | "If they have gone into the sea or they've been out in that wind and cold over the last few days, it's not looking very good. But they may not even be there, they could be somewhere else." |
| Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have seen the couple to contact them. | Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have seen the couple to contact them. |