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| Search for two missing divers at South Stack, Holyhead | Search for two missing divers at South Stack, Holyhead |
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| An air and sea search has been launched for two divers missing off the north Wales coast, the RNLI has confirmed. | An air and sea search has been launched for two divers missing off the north Wales coast, the RNLI has confirmed. |
| The alarm was raised at 13:00 BST on Sunday after the men failed to return to their boat close to South Stack lighthouse near Holyhead, Anglesey. | |
| Multiple coastguard and RNLI crews, and a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on the island, are looking for them. | |
| The RNLI's Ray Steadman said rescue teams were covering a large area from the lighthouse south to Trearddur Bay. | The RNLI's Ray Steadman said rescue teams were covering a large area from the lighthouse south to Trearddur Bay. |
| "It's a bit of water you can get to without being in a boat," he said. | |
| "It's quite a nasty piece of water - it's on a corner and huge tides come round. | "It's quite a nasty piece of water - it's on a corner and huge tides come round. |
| "Sea conditions will be a bit of a chop." | "Sea conditions will be a bit of a chop." |
| A spokesman for Holyhead Coastguard, which is involved in the search, said multiple coastguard and RNLI teams were assisting, including rescue teams from Cemmaes Bay and Rhoscolyn. |