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| Man dies after fishing boat sinks | Man dies after fishing boat sinks |
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| An angler has died and another is missing after a boat sank on Loch Lomond on Saturday evening. | An angler has died and another is missing after a boat sank on Loch Lomond on Saturday evening. |
| Three other men - aged 39, 50 and 25 - were rescued from the water and two are seriously ill with hypothermia. A search has resumed for the 45-year-old. | |
| Emergency services launched a rescue operation after receiving a 999 call at 1815 BST to say a 19ft boat was sinking and five people were in the loch. | Emergency services launched a rescue operation after receiving a 999 call at 1815 BST to say a 19ft boat was sinking and five people were in the loch. |
| The body of an angler, a 36-year-old man, was found at 2025 BST. | The body of an angler, a 36-year-old man, was found at 2025 BST. |
| An initial search actually located three people on the shore who said their boat had sunk - but rescuers quickly realised they were not the ones who had raised the alarm, and that five people were still in the water. | An initial search actually located three people on the shore who said their boat had sunk - but rescuers quickly realised they were not the ones who had raised the alarm, and that five people were still in the water. |
| Three male casualties were then found in the water just north of the island of Inchmurrin. | Three male casualties were then found in the water just north of the island of Inchmurrin. |
| Hopes fading | Hopes fading |
| They had been in the water for two hours, but were all wearing flotation suits. They were taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment. | They had been in the water for two hours, but were all wearing flotation suits. They were taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment. |
| Luss Rescue Boat and a rescue helicopter were involved in the search on Saturday night, but could not find the missing angler, a 45-year-old man. | |
| A land and water search will get underway again on Sunday morning - it is expected to involve coastguard rescue teams from Helensburgh and Kilcreggan. | A land and water search will get underway again on Sunday morning - it is expected to involve coastguard rescue teams from Helensburgh and Kilcreggan. |
| However, the coastguard said hopes were fading for missing angler's wellbeing. | However, the coastguard said hopes were fading for missing angler's wellbeing. |
| Calum Murray, Watch Manager at Clyde Coastguard, said: "Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of the deceased." | Calum Murray, Watch Manager at Clyde Coastguard, said: "Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of the deceased." |