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| Body found during platform hunt | Body found during platform hunt |
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| Rescuers searching for a man who went missing from a North Sea oil platform have found a body after a major operation was launched. | Rescuers searching for a man who went missing from a North Sea oil platform have found a body after a major operation was launched. |
| The Wood Group employee was reported missing from Shell's Brent Delta platform, about 117 miles north east of Shetland, at about 1130 BST. | |
| Helicopters were involved in the air search and help was also being provided by a Nimrod from RAF Kinloss. | Helicopters were involved in the air search and help was also being provided by a Nimrod from RAF Kinloss. |
| Aberdeen Coastguard said a body was later recovered at about 1400 BST. | |
| A Shell spokeswoman told the BBC Scotland news website a full search of the platform and water had been carried out. | A Shell spokeswoman told the BBC Scotland news website a full search of the platform and water had been carried out. |
| Aberdeen Coastguard received a call from the platform at 1132 BST saying that the man was missing and he had last been seen an hour earlier. | Aberdeen Coastguard received a call from the platform at 1132 BST saying that the man was missing and he had last been seen an hour earlier. |
| Several boats in the area also helped in the search. | Several boats in the area also helped in the search. |
| The body was found by a remotely operated submersible and was recovered from the water. |