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| A major air and sea search is under way off the Dorset coast for a missing teenage boy. | |
| Two 14-year-old boys stole a small rowing boat in the early hours and were swept out to sea in Portland Harbour. | |
| The two friends were "laughing and joking" when they called for help because they could not get back to shore, a coastguard spokesman said. | The two friends were "laughing and joking" when they called for help because they could not get back to shore, a coastguard spokesman said. |
| The boat continued to drift and then capsized. One of the boys was rescued but the other is still missing. | The boat continued to drift and then capsized. One of the boys was rescued but the other is still missing. |
| The oars to the small boat have been found, but no sign of the boat or the missing 14-year-old Andy JenkinsPortland Coastguard | |
| Andy Jenkins, Portland Coastguard watch manager, said: "We are very concerned for the safety of the remaining young man. | Andy Jenkins, Portland Coastguard watch manager, said: "We are very concerned for the safety of the remaining young man. |
| "Weather conditions in the harbour area are challenging with squally showers, thunder and lightning. | "Weather conditions in the harbour area are challenging with squally showers, thunder and lightning. |
| "The oars to the small boat have been found, but no sign of the boat or the missing 14-year-old." | "The oars to the small boat have been found, but no sign of the boat or the missing 14-year-old." |
| A Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) spokesperson said: "Two boys made a 999 call at about 2am this morning saying they had pinched a boat, were out in Portland Harbour, and were just having a laugh and were quite happy. They were laughing and joking. | |
| "About 45 minutes later things took a turn for the worse. The boat seemed to capsize and they were thrown into the water." | |
| There may well be a sad outcome Alan BirchRNLI | |
| The Portland Bill Coast Rescue Team and Weymouth RNLI inshore lifeboat were initially sent out. | |
| But after the boat capsized, the coastguard helicopter was dispatched along with the RNLI all weather lifeboat, which found one of the boys at about 0300 GMT. | |
| The boys, who are thought to be from Portland, took the rowing boat from Castletown. | |
| Alan Birch, spokesman for Weymouth RNLI, also said it was a "rough night" when the boys capsized. | |
| "I would like to hope he swam ashore or got to shore somehow and he disappeared from the scene but that seems highly unlikely and there may well be a sad outcome," he said. |