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| Search for missing boy continues | Search for missing boy continues |
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| Rescue teams are continuing to search for a boy missing since he and a friend capsized in a rowing boat. | Rescue teams are continuing to search for a boy missing since he and a friend capsized in a rowing boat. |
| Kyle Moore, 14, from Portland, Dorset, took a rowing boat from a boatyard with his friend, also 14. | Kyle Moore, 14, from Portland, Dorset, took a rowing boat from a boatyard with his friend, also 14. |
| His friend was rescued, but Kyle has not been seen since the boat capsized on Sunday morning. Only the boat's oars have been found. | His friend was rescued, but Kyle has not been seen since the boat capsized on Sunday morning. Only the boat's oars have been found. |
| Severe weather had limited searches overnight, a coastguard spokesman said, but they resumed in the morning. | Severe weather had limited searches overnight, a coastguard spokesman said, but they resumed in the morning. |
| About 60 people, including volunteers, coastguard teams and police, joined in the search over the morning, focusing on the 40-square mile shoreline between Portland Harbour and Ringstead. | About 60 people, including volunteers, coastguard teams and police, joined in the search over the morning, focusing on the 40-square mile shoreline between Portland Harbour and Ringstead. |
| He was a proper gentleman, very polite Raymond Coleman | He was a proper gentleman, very polite Raymond Coleman |
| A Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) spokesperson said the boys had made a 999 call at about 0200 GMT on Sunday, saying they had taken a boat and were out in Portland Harbour. | A Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) spokesperson said the boys had made a 999 call at about 0200 GMT on Sunday, saying they had taken a boat and were out in Portland Harbour. |
| "They were laughing and joking," the spokesperson said. | "They were laughing and joking," the spokesperson said. |
| "About 45 minutes later things took a turn for the worst. The boat seemed to capsize and they were thrown into the water." | "About 45 minutes later things took a turn for the worst. The boat seemed to capsize and they were thrown into the water." |
| Kyle's friend, who has not been named, is recuperating with his family at home. | Kyle's friend, who has not been named, is recuperating with his family at home. |
| He was rescued at about 0300GMT on Sunday, by the RNLI lifeboat. | He was rescued at about 0300GMT on Sunday, by the RNLI lifeboat. |
| Kyle was not wearing a lifejacket and coastguard teams described the sea conditions as "treacherous". | Kyle was not wearing a lifejacket and coastguard teams described the sea conditions as "treacherous". |
| 'State of flux' | 'State of flux' |
| Pupils at the boys' school, Royal Manor Art College, were being offered counselling following the tragedy. | Pupils at the boys' school, Royal Manor Art College, were being offered counselling following the tragedy. |
| Jan Botterill, vice-chair of the governors, said: "They are in a state of flux because nothing has been established with the second boy." | Jan Botterill, vice-chair of the governors, said: "They are in a state of flux because nothing has been established with the second boy." |
| Raymond Coleman, neighbour to Kyle and his mother, said: "They are always up to things, boys his age, pranks and that, but every time he came into my house he was a proper gentleman, very polite." | Raymond Coleman, neighbour to Kyle and his mother, said: "They are always up to things, boys his age, pranks and that, but every time he came into my house he was a proper gentleman, very polite." |
| He added: "I don't think they knew anything about boats. He is only a boy." | He added: "I don't think they knew anything about boats. He is only a boy." |
| But rescuers have not given up hope that he will be found. | But rescuers have not given up hope that he will be found. |
| Lee Fisher, coastguard rescue co-ordination manager, said: "They (Kyle's parents) are still hopeful because there is still a search and rescue operation on-going. | |
| "That's obviously bringing some hope to their predicament." | "That's obviously bringing some hope to their predicament." |
| Last night, Jim Anderson, from Portland Coastguard, said: "There is a possibility that he may be hurt or unconscious on the shoreline somewhere, particularly on the break-waters of Portland Harbour." | Last night, Jim Anderson, from Portland Coastguard, said: "There is a possibility that he may be hurt or unconscious on the shoreline somewhere, particularly on the break-waters of Portland Harbour." |
| Police officers have not ruled out the possibility that he may be on land somewhere. | Police officers have not ruled out the possibility that he may be on land somewhere. |