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Lake search after canoe accident Divers find bodies of canoeists
(about 2 hours later)
A major search for two teenagers has begun after their canoe capsized on a lake in County Down. The bodies of two teenagers who had been missing since their canoe capsized on a lake in County Down have been found.
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 had been missing since about 0100 BST at Castlewellan Forest Park.
The 18-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl, from the Castlewellan area, were found by a dive team at about 1100 BST. It is understood they were related.
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 had all been involved in the search. A police helicopter was also used in the operation.
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 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."
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.