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Missing teenager's body is found | Missing teenager's body is found |
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A body found in Portland Harbour on Sunday is that of missing teenager Kyle Moore, police have said. | A body found in Portland Harbour on Sunday is that of missing teenager Kyle Moore, police have said. |
Kyle, 14, of Portland, Dorset, disappeared after he rowed out to sea with a friend, Richard Webb, also 14, in the early hours of 26 November. | |
Richard was rescued when the boat capsized in the harbour but a land and sea search for Kyle failed to find any sign of the teenager. | Richard was rescued when the boat capsized in the harbour but a land and sea search for Kyle failed to find any sign of the teenager. |
A memorial is to be created in Kyle's memory at Royal Manor School, Portland. | |
'Treacherous' conditions | |
Kyle and Richard took a rowing boat from a boatyard at about 0200 GMT on Sunday 26 November. | Kyle and Richard took a rowing boat from a boatyard at about 0200 GMT on Sunday 26 November. |
Coastguard teams searched 40sq miles of sea and land between Portland Harbour and Ringstead for missing Kyle, who had not been wearing a lifejacket. | |
But the search was scaled down by the afternoon of Monday 27th November after rescue efforts failed to find any sign of the teenager. | But the search was scaled down by the afternoon of Monday 27th November after rescue efforts failed to find any sign of the teenager. |
Coastguards described sea conditions at the time as "treacherous". | |
Kyle's family had hoped he may have got to shore and was too embarrassed to come forward. | Kyle's family had hoped he may have got to shore and was too embarrassed to come forward. |
Our thoughts are with them throughout this difficult time Paul GreenRoyal Manor School | |
They made an emotional plea for him to come home, saying he would not be "in trouble" for taking the boat. | |
Paul Green, head teacher at Royal Manor School, said: "Some of [Kyle's] friends have been raising money through raffles and other enterprises for the people who have been so conscientiously searching for Kyle. | |
"We will no doubt be in contact with Kyle's mother and the rest of his family in the New Year to discuss a suitable memorial for him. | |
"In the meantime, our thoughts are with them throughout this difficult time." | |
He added that a special assembly was being held for Kyle's year group in the afternoon. |
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