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| A missing fisherman has been airlifted to hospital after his boat capsized off the coast of Fife. | A missing fisherman has been airlifted to hospital after his boat capsized off the coast of Fife. |
| Emergency services said two crew members were on board the creel boat when it went down shortly after leaving Methil Harbour. | Emergency services said two crew members were on board the creel boat when it went down shortly after leaving Methil Harbour. |
| One of the men managed to swim back to shore and raised the alarm at 1230 BST. | One of the men managed to swim back to shore and raised the alarm at 1230 BST. |
| His companion was found after a search in poor weather conditions by RNLI lifeboats, coastguard teams and an RAF rescue helicopter. | His companion was found after a search in poor weather conditions by RNLI lifeboats, coastguard teams and an RAF rescue helicopter. |
| A spokesman for the Kinghorn RNLI lifeboat said: "The missing casualty from the vessel which sunk earlier off Methil has been located." | A spokesman for the Kinghorn RNLI lifeboat said: "The missing casualty from the vessel which sunk earlier off Methil has been located." |
| An RAF spokesman said the fisherman was spotted by a fast rescue craft at about 1400 BST and winched onto the RAF Boulmer rescue helicopter. | An RAF spokesman said the fisherman was spotted by a fast rescue craft at about 1400 BST and winched onto the RAF Boulmer rescue helicopter. |
| He was taken to hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment. Details of his condition have not been released. | He was taken to hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment. Details of his condition have not been released. |
| Forth Coastguard said the first crewman swam for about three quarters of a mile to reach the shore, and told rescuers he had swum for about two-and-a-half hours. | |
| The lifeboat found the missing crewman, who was not wearing a lifejacket, about an hour-and-a-quarter after the alarm was raised, which suggested he could have been in the water for three-and-a-half hours. |