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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. |
The coastguard said the operation will not resume unless new information comes to light. | |
Dorset Police said the incident was being treated as a missing person investigation. | |
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. | 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. | 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. |