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Massive search for missing angler Massive search for missing angler
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An angler who has been missing off the Dorset coast since the early hours of Sunday has been named by police.An angler who has been missing off the Dorset coast since the early hours of Sunday has been named by police.
Lee Richmond, 23, from Tonyrefail, south Wales was fishing with a group of 12 anglers near Ferrybridge on Chesil beach when he went missing.Lee Richmond, 23, from Tonyrefail, south Wales was fishing with a group of 12 anglers near Ferrybridge on Chesil beach when he went missing.
Despite a massive search by the Coastguard helicopter, Weymouth RNLI lifeboat and inshore lifeboat and shore line rescue team nothing was found.Despite a massive search by the Coastguard helicopter, Weymouth RNLI lifeboat and inshore lifeboat and shore line rescue team nothing was found.
Portland Coastguard said the incident had now been handed to Dorset Police.Portland Coastguard said the incident had now been handed to Dorset Police.
Officers said one of the anglers had made a 999 call just after 0300 BST saying one of their group had not been seen for 20 minutes.Officers said one of the anglers had made a 999 call just after 0300 BST saying one of their group had not been seen for 20 minutes.
"There has been no sign of the man so far," said a police spokesman."There has been no sign of the man so far," said a police spokesman.
Mr Richmond's family are with Dorset police.
Coastguards said on there had been a thorough search of the sea area and The Fleet, an area of water behind Chesil Beach on Sunday.
The pebble Chesil Beach is 18 miles long, and stretches from Portland to West Bay in the centre of the Jurassic Coast.The pebble Chesil Beach is 18 miles long, and stretches from Portland to West Bay in the centre of the Jurassic Coast.