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| A British man is feared to have drowned after he failed to surface while scuba diving at a holiday resort in Egypt. | A British man is feared to have drowned after he failed to surface while scuba diving at a holiday resort in Egypt. |
| Steve Cracknell was having a routine diving lesson with his instructor off the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh when the pair went missing and a rescue mission has failed to find them. | Steve Cracknell was having a routine diving lesson with his instructor off the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh when the pair went missing and a rescue mission has failed to find them. |
| Cracknell, 46, from Yeovil, Somerset, is thought to have been on holiday with his wife and their two daughters when he went swimming in the White Knight dive site, a relatively shallow canyon, last Saturday. | Cracknell, 46, from Yeovil, Somerset, is thought to have been on holiday with his wife and their two daughters when he went swimming in the White Knight dive site, a relatively shallow canyon, last Saturday. |
| Locals have reportedly been searching every day for the pharmaceuticals executive and his instructor, who were diving with a company based at the Savoy Hotel. | Locals have reportedly been searching every day for the pharmaceuticals executive and his instructor, who were diving with a company based at the Savoy Hotel. |
| A friend of Cracknell, who asked not to be named, told the Daily Telegraph: "I am just holding out hope and don't want to think about the accident. I can't imagine how his wife and daughters are handling this. My heart goes out to them. | A friend of Cracknell, who asked not to be named, told the Daily Telegraph: "I am just holding out hope and don't want to think about the accident. I can't imagine how his wife and daughters are handling this. My heart goes out to them. |
| "We are hoping for a good resolution, but we know that the longer they are missing the less likely it is that the result will be good." | "We are hoping for a good resolution, but we know that the longer they are missing the less likely it is that the result will be good." |
| Shinji Sato, a Japanese dive instructor living in the resort said: "They've still not found the bodies. This kind of thing is incredibly rare. It never happens. Everyone here is very upset. It's so sad." | Shinji Sato, a Japanese dive instructor living in the resort said: "They've still not found the bodies. This kind of thing is incredibly rare. It never happens. Everyone here is very upset. It's so sad." |
| Cracknell's instructor is understood to be Costantino Di Maria, a veteran diver who has lived in Sharm el-Sheikh for years. | Cracknell's instructor is understood to be Costantino Di Maria, a veteran diver who has lived in Sharm el-Sheikh for years. |
| Reports say the plateau which Cracknell was exploring suddenly sheers off into a plummeting mile-deep precipice, and locals have speculated that one of the two men may have encountered problems during the diving session. | Reports say the plateau which Cracknell was exploring suddenly sheers off into a plummeting mile-deep precipice, and locals have speculated that one of the two men may have encountered problems during the diving session. |
| Cracknell's family are thought to have returned to the UK. | Cracknell's family are thought to have returned to the UK. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a British national is currently missing in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. We are liaising with the local authorities and we are providing consular assistance to the family." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a British national is currently missing in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. We are liaising with the local authorities and we are providing consular assistance to the family." |
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