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| Windsurfing board found in search | Windsurfing board found in search |
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| Rescuers searching for a missing windsurfer in East Lothian have found a board matching the description of the one he was using. | Rescuers searching for a missing windsurfer in East Lothian have found a board matching the description of the one he was using. |
| Forth Coastguard launched an air and sea search off Thorntonloch, five miles from Dunbar, at about 1800 BST after the alarm was raised by a friend. | Forth Coastguard launched an air and sea search off Thorntonloch, five miles from Dunbar, at about 1800 BST after the alarm was raised by a friend. |
| The missing man is said to be in his 30s and from Berwickshire. | |
| The search for the windsurfer was called off just before midnight on Tuesday, Forth Coastguard said. | |
| An RAF helicopter, two coastguard boats and three RNLI lifeboats were involved in the search. | |
| A Forth Coastguard spokeswoman said the windsurfer was wearing a wetsuit and added that the water temperature was 8C. | A Forth Coastguard spokeswoman said the windsurfer was wearing a wetsuit and added that the water temperature was 8C. |
| She said he was last seen at about 1600 BST. | She said he was last seen at about 1600 BST. |