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Man dies after being swept to sea Holidaymaker sea search abandoned
(about 5 hours later)
The body of a 26-year-old man has been found after he was swept out to sea in north-west Scotland. The search for an 18-year-old Polish holidaymaker missing in the sea off Sutherland in north-west Scotland has been called off.
A search has resumed for his 18-year-old sister-in-law, who also fell into the water near the Point of Stoer lighthouse, Sutherland. A 26-year-old man and his sister-in-law were swept into the sea by a large wave while standing on rocks near the Point of Stoer lighthouse.
Stornoway Coastguard scrambled a helicopter and a lifeboat after the man's wife raised the alarm. The man's body was recovered from the sea on Saturday night but the teenager is still missing.
The names of the pair have not been released but rescuers confirmed they were both Polish nationals. The search for the 18-year-old was called off on Sunday.
The man and his sister-in-law were on holiday in the area with their family.The man and his sister-in-law were on holiday in the area with their family.
They had been standing on rocks close to the lighthouse when they were hit by waves. A helicopter and a lifeboat were called out after the man's wife raised the alarm on Saturday.
The man's body was spotted at 2025 BST and winched aboard the helicopter, where he was pronounced dead.The man's body was spotted at 2025 BST and winched aboard the helicopter, where he was pronounced dead.
The helicopter used infra-red equipment to search for the woman until the operation was called off at 0200 BST on Sunday due to bad weather.
The search resumed at 0600 BST, when the helicopter was joined by an inshore lifeboat and rescue teams from Ullapool, Lochinver and Achilitbuie.