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| Search called off for loch angler | |
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| A search for a missing angler has been called off after a fishing boat sank in Loch Lomond on Saturday evening. | |
| Andrew Wood, 45, from Dumbarton, was one of five men on a vessel which sank near Inchmurrin island at 1815 BST. | |
| The body of angler David Miller, 36, from Dumbarton, was found shortly after the boat sank. Three men, aged 39, 50 and 25, were rescued from the water. | |
| About 20 vessels had gone to the island to mark the end of the angling season. Many were returning when the boat sank. | |
| 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 waters of Loch Lomond. | |
| Sailors, who had been on the loch on Saturday, have said conditions were poor. | |
| A land and water search had been under way since first light | |
| It is understood that there were 4ft high waves by mid-afternoon. | It is understood that there were 4ft high waves by mid-afternoon. |
| The three survivors had been in the water for two hours, but were all wearing flotation suits. | |
| They are being treated in hospital for severe hypothermia. | |
| Inspector David Andrew, from Strathclyde Police, said: "Despite every effort by the emergency services, it is with sincere regret that we have had to call off the search for Mr Wood. | |
| "An extensive search of the area has been ongoing since first light this morning, and unfortunately this has been unsuccessful. | |
| "Our deepest thoughts and sympathies go to the families of both men." | |