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| Man killed when vessel capsizes | Man killed when vessel capsizes |
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| One man has died after a yacht capsized in the English Channel off the south Devon coast. | One man has died after a yacht capsized in the English Channel off the south Devon coast. |
| Four of the five crew members were found in a life raft after the Hooligan Five sank on Saturday a mile and a half off Prawle Point near Salcombe. | |
| An air and sea rescue operation was launched, involving helicopters from RAF Chivener and RNAS Culdrose, after a merchant ship spotted a distress flare. | An air and sea rescue operation was launched, involving helicopters from RAF Chivener and RNAS Culdrose, after a merchant ship spotted a distress flare. |
| The Solent-registered yacht is reported to have capsized after losing its keel. | The Solent-registered yacht is reported to have capsized after losing its keel. |
| One of the four people rescued so far is suffering from hypothermia-type symptoms and has been taken to hospital by helicopter. | One of the four people rescued so far is suffering from hypothermia-type symptoms and has been taken to hospital by helicopter. |
| 'Missing person' | 'Missing person' |
| Salcombe lifeboat found the body of the missing crew member in the water, said an RNLI spokeswoman. | Salcombe lifeboat found the body of the missing crew member in the water, said an RNLI spokeswoman. |
| She told BBC News: "After a detailed search with lots of facilities including two RNLI lifeboats one ship noticed a lifejacket in the water. | She told BBC News: "After a detailed search with lots of facilities including two RNLI lifeboats one ship noticed a lifejacket in the water. |
| "Salcombe lifeboat crew went to investigate and sadly we found the missing person and they have not made it. | "Salcombe lifeboat crew went to investigate and sadly we found the missing person and they have not made it. |
| "The search is now scaled down. Salcombe lifeboat crew have the very grim task of bringing that person back." | "The search is now scaled down. Salcombe lifeboat crew have the very grim task of bringing that person back." |
| The operation involved two RNLI lifeboats, Sea King rescue helicopters, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Knight and Wave Ruler, and HMS Portland. |