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| Search for missing loch canoeists | Search for missing loch canoeists |
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| Two canoeists have gone missing while out on a trip on a loch. | Two canoeists have gone missing while out on a trip on a loch. |
| A search operation has been launched for the pair, in their 30s, who disappeared after paddling out on Loch Awe, near Oban, Argyll and Bute. | A search operation has been launched for the pair, in their 30s, who disappeared after paddling out on Loch Awe, near Oban, Argyll and Bute. |
| The man and woman, from Leeds, set out from a B&B close to the lake on Monday lunchtime but failed to return and were reported missing at about 2130 GMT. | The man and woman, from Leeds, set out from a B&B close to the lake on Monday lunchtime but failed to return and were reported missing at about 2130 GMT. |
| A rescue helicopter was scrambled and shoreline searches carried out, but snow and fog are causing difficulties. | A rescue helicopter was scrambled and shoreline searches carried out, but snow and fog are causing difficulties. |
| 'Insubstantial canoe' | 'Insubstantial canoe' |
| However, Strathclyde Police said the search would continue throughout the night. | |
| Graeme Watters, watch officer at Clyde Coastguard, said he was very concerned for the safety of the couple, who have been staying in Blarghour. | Graeme Watters, watch officer at Clyde Coastguard, said he was very concerned for the safety of the couple, who have been staying in Blarghour. |
| He said rescuers feared the type of canoe they were on - a sit-on style surfboard type vessel - was "not very substantial". | He said rescuers feared the type of canoe they were on - a sit-on style surfboard type vessel - was "not very substantial". |
| "We don't know where they were going, or whether they had lifejackets," he said. | |
| "We are quite anxious to locate these people due to the time they have been out." | "We are quite anxious to locate these people due to the time they have been out." |
| A search of the loch itself is expected to be carried out when visibility in the area improves. |