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| Second body found in flood search | Second body found in flood search |
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| A second body has been found in Cornwall as rescuers search for a brother and sister missing after a car was swept away in flash floods. | |
| The Volvo saloon was submerged in flood water in Zennor, between St Ives and St Just, in the early hours of Saturday. | The Volvo saloon was submerged in flood water in Zennor, between St Ives and St Just, in the early hours of Saturday. |
| A 20-year-old man escaped from the car but the body of another man, also aged 20, was found several hours later. | A 20-year-old man escaped from the car but the body of another man, also aged 20, was found several hours later. |
| Police have not confirmed whether the second body is Ryan Martel, 26, or his 17-year-old sister Frankie Chappel. | |
| The search for the two, who live locally but are originally from Guernsey, resumed at daylight. | The search for the two, who live locally but are originally from Guernsey, resumed at daylight. |
| 'Limited window' | 'Limited window' |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said the body was found under silt on the beach at Porthglaze cove. | |
| No further information would be released until formal identification has taken place, Sgt Mike Rose said. | No further information would be released until formal identification has taken place, Sgt Mike Rose said. |
| The accident happened in the early hours of Saturday | |
| The search has now been called off for the day, but will resume again on Monday at low tide. | The search has now been called off for the day, but will resume again on Monday at low tide. |
| Sgt Rose said there was a limited four-hour window for searching because conditions on the beach were treacherous. | Sgt Rose said there was a limited four-hour window for searching because conditions on the beach were treacherous. |
| Police said the car appeared to have been swept away when part of the B3306 collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning. | Police said the car appeared to have been swept away when part of the B3306 collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning. |
| It is not clear whether it collapsed under the flood water or with the weight of the car. | It is not clear whether it collapsed under the flood water or with the weight of the car. |
| The alarm was raised by the man who managed to get out of the vehicle before it was washed away. | The alarm was raised by the man who managed to get out of the vehicle before it was washed away. |
| The Volvo S70 was found submerged and full of water about an hour later. | The Volvo S70 was found submerged and full of water about an hour later. |
| Firefighters, police, officers using dogs, coastguard teams and a Royal Navy helicopter from RNAS Culdrose have all been involved in the search. | Firefighters, police, officers using dogs, coastguard teams and a Royal Navy helicopter from RNAS Culdrose have all been involved in the search. |