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Sea canoeist dies and son missing | Sea canoeist dies and son missing |
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A man has died and his 13-year-old son is missing after their canoe was washed up on a beach on the Isle of Lewis. | A man has died and his 13-year-old son is missing after their canoe was washed up on a beach on the Isle of Lewis. |
A major search was launched after a woman spotted the pair in a canoe out at sea at 1600 BST on Monday. She found the empty canoe 15 minutes later. | |
A 33-year-old man was rescued from the sea and was taken to the Western Isles Hospital, where he later died. | |
The search for the teenager was called off late on Monday and was due to resume at first light. | |
Five coastguard teams and a helicopter were involved in the search for the canoeists who are believed to be from the island. | |