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An RAF helicopter and lifeboats joined a rescue operation for two swimmers who were reported missing near Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday evening.An RAF helicopter and lifeboats joined a rescue operation for two swimmers who were reported missing near Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday evening.
The men, both thought to be 34 and from the town, were seen struggling in the water after the tide turned at the North Somerset town. A spokesman for the coastguard said the men entered the water while their girlfriends remained on the beach. The men, both thought to be 34 and from the town, were seen struggling in the water after the tide turned near the North Somerset coast.
A spokesman for the coastguard said the men entered the water while their girlfriends remained on the beach.
The search for the pair was resumed at first light on Wednesday.The search for the pair was resumed at first light on Wednesday.
The spokesman said: "The two men seem to have been taken about half a mile off shore and were heard still shouting for help."