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A teenage boy is missing after he was seen entering a river in Ayrshire but failed to reappear. | A teenage boy is missing after he was seen entering a river in Ayrshire but failed to reappear. |
The boy, thought to be 14, entered the River Annick near the village of Stewarton at 1730 BST on Saturday. | |
The alarm was raised and a Royal Navy helicopter was sent from Prestwick. Two Coastguard teams were mobilised from Ardrossan and Ayr. | The alarm was raised and a Royal Navy helicopter was sent from Prestwick. Two Coastguard teams were mobilised from Ardrossan and Ayr. |
A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said they did not know how the boy came to be in the water. | A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said they did not know how the boy came to be in the water. |
"A search for the boy is going on. He was seen going in and did not come out," she said. | |
Clyde Coastguard said the search for the boy was stood down after darkness fell on Saturday. | Clyde Coastguard said the search for the boy was stood down after darkness fell on Saturday. |
The emergency services will decide whether to resume it on Sunday morning. | The emergency services will decide whether to resume it on Sunday morning. |