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| Coastguards in south Wales search for missing teenager | Coastguards in south Wales search for missing teenager |
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| Police and coastguards aresearching for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen "in difficulty" in the sea at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, in south Wales. | Police and coastguards aresearching for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen "in difficulty" in the sea at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, in south Wales. |
| The teenager, who has not been identified, is understood to have been on holiday with her parents. | The teenager, who has not been identified, is understood to have been on holiday with her parents. |
| Coastguards believe that the girl could have been in the water for up to an hour before the situation was reported to them. Three coastguard boats, as well as two helicopters, were launched to search for her. | Coastguards believe that the girl could have been in the water for up to an hour before the situation was reported to them. Three coastguard boats, as well as two helicopters, were launched to search for her. |
| Steve Jones, rescue centre manager for Swansea coastguards, said: "We had a report that a fisherman saw her. We are dumbfounded that something wasn't said to us earlier and are investigating, but our main priority is the search, which is massive. | Steve Jones, rescue centre manager for Swansea coastguards, said: "We had a report that a fisherman saw her. We are dumbfounded that something wasn't said to us earlier and are investigating, but our main priority is the search, which is massive. |
| "A coastguard rescue team from Barry is continuing to search landside. We don't believe that she was that far out in the water. We are going on the assumption that she has not come out of the water. | "A coastguard rescue team from Barry is continuing to search landside. We don't believe that she was that far out in the water. We are going on the assumption that she has not come out of the water. |
| "The police are checking the address where she was staying. They are speaking to her friends who were in the water with her." | "The police are checking the address where she was staying. They are speaking to her friends who were in the water with her." |
| Steffan Wiliam, a Plaid Cymru councillor who lives on Barry Island and represents the area for the Vale of Glamorgan council, said he was very concerned to hear the news. Wiliam said: ""Our stretch of coast has the world's second highest tidal range, second only to the Bay of Fundy," he said. | Steffan Wiliam, a Plaid Cymru councillor who lives on Barry Island and represents the area for the Vale of Glamorgan council, said he was very concerned to hear the news. Wiliam said: ""Our stretch of coast has the world's second highest tidal range, second only to the Bay of Fundy," he said. |
| "The main issue is that Whitmore Bay is a pocket shape. You have to be careful but it is generally very safe. If you swim between the two strips of flags you should be fine. You always have to be sensible on the beaches here. | "The main issue is that Whitmore Bay is a pocket shape. You have to be careful but it is generally very safe. If you swim between the two strips of flags you should be fine. You always have to be sensible on the beaches here. |
| "I am very concerned to hear that this girl has gone missing. I am the parent of three kids myself and it is awful to hear news like this." | "I am very concerned to hear that this girl has gone missing. I am the parent of three kids myself and it is awful to hear news like this." |
| A spokeswoman for the RNLI confirmed that volunteers are still looking for the teenage girl. | A spokeswoman for the RNLI confirmed that volunteers are still looking for the teenage girl. |
| She said: "Three of our lifeboats are still searching. We have one all-weather from Barry Dock and two inshore boats from Penarth." | She said: "Three of our lifeboats are still searching. We have one all-weather from Barry Dock and two inshore boats from Penarth." |
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