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| Hopes fade for missing swimmers | Hopes fade for missing swimmers |
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| Rescuers looking for two swimmers reported missing near Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday evening have said hopes of finding them alive are fading. | Rescuers looking for two swimmers reported missing near Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday evening have said hopes of finding them alive are fading. |
| The men, aged 33 and 35 and from the town, were seen struggling in the water after the tide turned near the North Somerset coast. | The men, aged 33 and 35 and from the town, were seen struggling in the water after the tide turned near the North Somerset coast. |
| Tristam Newey, from Swansea Coastguard, said the men had been quickly swept away by strong currents. | Tristam Newey, from Swansea Coastguard, said the men had been quickly swept away by strong currents. |
| 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 temptation was there to go swimming in the sea, " Mr Newey said. | "The temptation was there to go swimming in the sea, " Mr Newey said. |
| "However the sea itself is very cold. It's no more than 14C - if that. | "However the sea itself is very cold. It's no more than 14C - if that. |
| "And that is an issue in itself because it saps your strength very quickly. | "And that is an issue in itself because it saps your strength very quickly. |
| "In terms of their survivability, obviously now a long time has elapsed. | "In terms of their survivability, obviously now a long time has elapsed. |
| "I think we are more looking at a recovery operation, rather than a rescue now." | "I think we are more looking at a recovery operation, rather than a rescue now." |