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| Two bodies found in River Tyne missing kayakers search | |
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| Two bodies have been recovered in a search for three missing kayakers in Northumberland. | Two bodies have been recovered in a search for three missing kayakers in Northumberland. |
| Police were alerted when the men, from the South Shields area, failed to return home on Sunday after going kayaking in Hexham. | |
| It sparked a major search operation, involving police, fire crews and a Sea King rescue helicopter. | It sparked a major search operation, involving police, fire crews and a Sea King rescue helicopter. |
| One body was recovered from the river at Riding Mill, and a second in the Corbridge area. The search continues. | One body was recovered from the river at Riding Mill, and a second in the Corbridge area. The search continues. |
| Police located one of the missing men's vehicles near to Hexham Rowing Club just before 01:15 BST, and a second one three hours later at Wylam train station car park. | |
| The first body was recovered at 05:00 and the second at 06:20. Formal identification is yet to take place. | |
| Supt Steve Howes, from Northumberland Police, said: "Our searches of the area are continuing today with assistance from the HM Coastguard and RAF Boulmer." |