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| Lake search after canoe accident | Lake search after canoe accident |
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| A major search for two teenagers has begun after their canoe capsized on a lake in County Down. | A major search for two teenagers has begun after their canoe capsized on a lake in County Down. |
| The pair have been missing since about 0100 BST at Castlewellan Forest Park. It is believed they are an 18-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. | The pair have been missing since about 0100 BST at Castlewellan Forest Park. It is believed they are an 18-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. |
| The alarm was raised by a third person, who was also in the canoe but managed to swim ashore and dial 999. | The alarm was raised by a third person, who was also in the canoe but managed to swim ashore and dial 999. |
| A police helicopter has been searching an area of the lake about 1.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide. | |
| The coastguard, the police and the fire and rescue service are all involved in the search. | The coastguard, the police and the fire and rescue service are all involved in the search. |
| Diana Gadd of Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre said the upturned canoe had been found. | |
| "The third canoeist that managed to get ashore is now receiving medical attention - we do not have any information yet as to what they were doing and why," she said. |