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| Portsmouth search called off for man who tried to save children from sea | Portsmouth search called off for man who tried to save children from sea |
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| Rescuers have abandoned a search for a man feared drowned when he plunged into the sea to try to save a child and teenager who had been caught by strong currents. | Rescuers have abandoned a search for a man feared drowned when he plunged into the sea to try to save a child and teenager who had been caught by strong currents. |
| The 33-year-old man, who has not been named, and a second man leapt into action when a three-year-old girl and 17-year-old man got into trouble off Camber Dock in Old Portsmouth, Hampshire. A pilot boat's crew managed to pluck the youngsters and the second man from the water unharmed on Thursday afternoon. As many as 100 people were involved in looking for the 33-year-old, until the search was called off on Friday morning. The coastguard said there was no chance he could still be alive in the water. | The 33-year-old man, who has not been named, and a second man leapt into action when a three-year-old girl and 17-year-old man got into trouble off Camber Dock in Old Portsmouth, Hampshire. A pilot boat's crew managed to pluck the youngsters and the second man from the water unharmed on Thursday afternoon. As many as 100 people were involved in looking for the 33-year-old, until the search was called off on Friday morning. The coastguard said there was no chance he could still be alive in the water. |
| Fred Caygill, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said: "We suspended the search at around 10pm on Thursday because light had faded. | Fred Caygill, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said: "We suspended the search at around 10pm on Thursday because light had faded. |
| "It was resumed at first light on Friday morning and included a shoreline search. However nothing was found and it has now been called off. At this time, it looks like all hope has gone and the missing person is way past the point of survivability." | "It was resumed at first light on Friday morning and included a shoreline search. However nothing was found and it has now been called off. At this time, it looks like all hope has gone and the missing person is way past the point of survivability." |
| Caygill said the man, or his body, might have been spotted at about 9.30pm but disappeared from view before rescuers could get to the spot. | Caygill said the man, or his body, might have been spotted at about 9.30pm but disappeared from view before rescuers could get to the spot. |
| Members of the public joined emergency services, the navy and lifeboat crews in the search. | Members of the public joined emergency services, the navy and lifeboat crews in the search. |
| David Roberts, 32, a computer engineer from Portsmouth, said: "I've been walking around the beach and harbour side keeping a look out to see if I can spot anything. It's terrible that something like this could happen while everybody else was having a good time around them." | David Roberts, 32, a computer engineer from Portsmouth, said: "I've been walking around the beach and harbour side keeping a look out to see if I can spot anything. It's terrible that something like this could happen while everybody else was having a good time around them." |
| "This area would have been packed with kids enjoying the sunshine and start of the summer holidays. The guy who went into the water to help is a hero and I'm praying for a happy ending but as the hours pass, hope fades." | "This area would have been packed with kids enjoying the sunshine and start of the summer holidays. The guy who went into the water to help is a hero and I'm praying for a happy ending but as the hours pass, hope fades." |
| It remains unclear if the missing man was connected to the youngsters or if he was a stranger. | It remains unclear if the missing man was connected to the youngsters or if he was a stranger. |
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