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| Two canoeists whose disappearance sparked a major search of a loch have been found camping on an island. | Two canoeists whose disappearance sparked a major search of a loch have been found camping on an island. |
| The pair, aged in their 30s, had not been seen for more than 12 hours when they were spotted at about 0215 GMT, on Loch Awe, near Oban, Argyll and Bute. | The pair, aged in their 30s, had not been seen for more than 12 hours when they were spotted at about 0215 GMT, on Loch Awe, near Oban, Argyll and Bute. |
| Rescuers said the man and the woman, from Leeds, had set up camp on Innis Chonnell island for the night but had not told anyone. | Rescuers said the man and the woman, from Leeds, had set up camp on Innis Chonnell island for the night but had not told anyone. |
| A rescue helicopter, two boats and five other vehicles were used in the search. | A rescue helicopter, two boats and five other vehicles were used in the search. |
| The owners of a B&B in Blarghour, where the pair were staying, had reported them missing at about 2130 GMT on Monday. | The owners of a B&B in Blarghour, where the pair were staying, had reported them missing at about 2130 GMT on Monday. |
| £6,000 search | |
| A total of 20 coastguards, five police officers and a number of local volunteers took part in shoreline searches that were hampered by snow and fog. | A total of 20 coastguards, five police officers and a number of local volunteers took part in shoreline searches that were hampered by snow and fog. |
| A spokesman for Clyde Coastguard said the search had probably cost about £6,000. | A spokesman for Clyde Coastguard said the search had probably cost about £6,000. |
| Stuart Atkinson, watch officer for the coastguard, said the pair should have told their host at the B&B what they had been planning. | Stuart Atkinson, watch officer for the coastguard, said the pair should have told their host at the B&B what they had been planning. |
| "If you are going to do this kind of thing you should let people ashore know you're doing it," he said. | "If you are going to do this kind of thing you should let people ashore know you're doing it," he said. |
| "You don't expect people to go camping at this time of year, so our advice would be, always let somebody ashore know where you're going and when you're going to be back, otherwise this is what happens." | "You don't expect people to go camping at this time of year, so our advice would be, always let somebody ashore know where you're going and when you're going to be back, otherwise this is what happens." |