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| Search for missing worker goes on | Search for missing worker goes on |
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| Helicopters have joined in the search for a missing man at a landfill site in County Antrim. | Helicopters have joined in the search for a missing man at a landfill site in County Antrim. |
| David Leyland, 23, who works at Biffa Waste site in Mallusk, was last seen beside machinery at about 1400 BST on Thursday. | David Leyland, 23, who works at Biffa Waste site in Mallusk, was last seen beside machinery at about 1400 BST on Thursday. |
| A search started on Thursday night but had to be called off at 0130 BST because of the hazardous conditions. | A search started on Thursday night but had to be called off at 0130 BST because of the hazardous conditions. |
| There are huge piles of rubbish as well as water lying from recent flooding. The search resumed at 0900 BST. | There are huge piles of rubbish as well as water lying from recent flooding. The search resumed at 0900 BST. |
| Ken Leyland, the brother of the missing man, said it would be out of character for David to leave the site. | Ken Leyland, the brother of the missing man, said it would be out of character for David to leave the site. |
| "David's worked there since he was 17 years old, he's now 23 - he's site supervisor," he said. | "David's worked there since he was 17 years old, he's now 23 - he's site supervisor," he said. |
| "They work six days a week and he's always been there on site, he's never late for work, he's the most reliable person there. | "They work six days a week and he's always been there on site, he's never late for work, he's the most reliable person there. |
| "His locker was full of his clothes, his trainers, his jacket, his bag, his keys." | "His locker was full of his clothes, his trainers, his jacket, his bag, his keys." |
| The family said they had spent an agonising night and have asked why the alarm was not raised sooner. | The family said they had spent an agonising night and have asked why the alarm was not raised sooner. |
| Ken Leyland, David's brother, speaking to the BBC's Laura Lyon | Ken Leyland, David's brother, speaking to the BBC's Laura Lyon |
| Newtownabbey area commander Chief Inspector Paula Hilman said the PSNI was first alerted at about 1950 BST and then immediately launched a missing person's enquiry. | |
| "Officers from a PSNI tactical support group along with our colleagues in the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service searched the area, with the help of the PSNI helicopter and a dog unit," she said. | |
| "Despite hazardous conditions in the area, which included substantial amounts of water from recent rainfall, officers searched until the early hours. | |
| "However, as the search area became more hazardous, that search had to be halted until a further briefing this morning." | |
| The site is currently closed with lorries being turned away. | The site is currently closed with lorries being turned away. |