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| Sea search for missing canoe boy | Sea search for missing canoe boy |
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| A 60-year-old man has died and the youngest of his 11 children is missing after a canoeing accident. | |
| They have been named as Joe McTaggart and his 13-year-old son, Daniel. A woman found their empty boat on the west side of Lewis on Monday afternoon. | |
| Mr McTaggart's wife Susan told the Press Association she feared the worst for her son's safety. | |
| Rescue teams have been conducting a sea and shoreline search from Bragar to near their home in Arnol. | |
| The father was rescued from the sea and taken to Ospadal Nan Eilean in Stornoway, where he later died. | The father was rescued from the sea and taken to Ospadal Nan Eilean in Stornoway, where he later died. |
| A coastguard and helicopter search for his son resumed at 0400 BST. | A coastguard and helicopter search for his son resumed at 0400 BST. |
| I don't expect that Dan will be found alive Susan McTaggart Mother of missing boy in interview with PA | |
| The pair were last seen together in their canoe off the coast near the village of Bragar at about 1600 BST on Monday. | |
| Mrs McTaggart told PA she was not optimistic that Daniel had survived the accident. | |
| She said: "I don't expect that Dan will be found alive. | |
| "That is just being realistic. But stranger things have happened." | |
| The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said four coastguard rescue teams, police and a helicopter had begun searching at first light at Arnol Bay. | The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said four coastguard rescue teams, police and a helicopter had begun searching at first light at Arnol Bay. |
| The search has been based on a five-mile stretch of coastline. | |
| A five mile section of shoreline is being searched | |
| Stornoway Coastguard watch officer Murdo Macaulay said it was not clear what had caused the accident. | Stornoway Coastguard watch officer Murdo Macaulay said it was not clear what had caused the accident. |
| He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We do know that when they set out yesterday they fairly rapidly got into difficulty - both of them have obviously ended up in the water and out of the canoe. | He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We do know that when they set out yesterday they fairly rapidly got into difficulty - both of them have obviously ended up in the water and out of the canoe. |
| "As time goes on now survival is becoming increasingly unlikely, I'm afraid, but there's always hope and we'll continue until there is no more hope." | "As time goes on now survival is becoming increasingly unlikely, I'm afraid, but there's always hope and we'll continue until there is no more hope." |
| Mr Macaulay added that conditions were good and that the search would be reviewed mid-morning. | Mr Macaulay added that conditions were good and that the search would be reviewed mid-morning. |
| Local people said Monday had been a calm day but that the sea around Port Arnol was known for heavy swells and it was quite a rocky bay. | Local people said Monday had been a calm day but that the sea around Port Arnol was known for heavy swells and it was quite a rocky bay. |
| It is not known whether the pair were wearing lifejackets at the time. | It is not known whether the pair were wearing lifejackets at the time. |
| Northern Constabulary said the man would not be named until next-of-kin had been informed. | Northern Constabulary said the man would not be named until next-of-kin had been informed. |