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| River Tyne dead kayakers: Men were from the same family | River Tyne dead kayakers: Men were from the same family |
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| The bodies of three men from the same family who went kayaking together have been found in the River Tyne. | |
| Police were alerted when the men, from the South Shields area, did not return home on Sunday after going kayaking at Hexham, Northumberland. | Police were alerted when the men, from the South Shields area, did not return home on Sunday after going kayaking at Hexham, Northumberland. |
| Officers said the men included two brothers, aged 41 and 40, and their cousin, aged 36. | Officers said the men included two brothers, aged 41 and 40, and their cousin, aged 36. |
| Two of the bodies were recovered from the river at Riding Mill, and the other was found in the Corbridge area. | Two of the bodies were recovered from the river at Riding Mill, and the other was found in the Corbridge area. |
| The major search operation has involved police, fire crews and a Sea King rescue helicopter. | The major search operation has involved police, fire crews and a Sea King rescue helicopter. |
| Police found 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 railway station car park. | Police found 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 railway station car park. |
| The first body was recovered at Riding Mill at 05:00 and the second at Corbridge at 06:20. The third, also at Riding Mill, was discovered at 13:15. | The first body was recovered at Riding Mill at 05:00 and the second at Corbridge at 06:20. The third, also at Riding Mill, was discovered at 13:15. |
| Formal identification is yet to take place. | Formal identification is yet to take place. |
| Northumbria Police said the men had planned their trip and knew that stretch of the river well. | Northumbria Police said the men had planned their trip and knew that stretch of the river well. |
| Ch Supt Gordon Milward said: "The weather was unpredictable, in terms of some very heavy showers and the river was higher than usual and fast-flowing. | Ch Supt Gordon Milward said: "The weather was unpredictable, in terms of some very heavy showers and the river was higher than usual and fast-flowing. |
| "They would be challenging conditions for anybody who decided to go into the water." | "They would be challenging conditions for anybody who decided to go into the water." |
| The police's marine unit, other emergency service personnel and the RAF were joined by specialists from Northumberland Search and Rescue in the hunt for the missing men. | The police's marine unit, other emergency service personnel and the RAF were joined by specialists from Northumberland Search and Rescue in the hunt for the missing men. |