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Rescue effort ended by poor light | |
(1 day later) | |
Rescuers have called off the search for a man missing off the Kintyre peninsula for the second night. | |
Len Bennett, 70, had set out to travel on the short Dhorlin causeway from Davaar Island to Campbeltown. | |
His four-wheel-drive vehicle was found by rescue teams but there has been no trace of Mr Bennett. | |
A rescue helicopter, police, coastguard and lifeboat teams have been involved in the search since Friday evening. It is expected to resume at first light. | |
The Land Rover vehicle was recovered from the water but Mr Bennett was not within the vehicle Strathclyde Police | |
A spokesman for Strathclyde Police confirmed the alarm had been raised at about 1825 GMT on Friday. High tide had covered the causeway by 2100 GMT. | |
The spokesman added: "Len Bennett of the Light Keeper's House, Davaar Island, left home in his Land Rover motor vehicle in order to travel on the causeway between Davaar Island and Campbeltown mainland. | |
"When he did not return home a short time later his family raised the alarm. A full search of the water and surrounding land began. | |
"At around 0330 GMT this morning, the Land Rover vehicle was recovered from the water but Mr Bennett was not within the vehicle." | |
Davaar is a tiny island in the Kilbrannan Sound near Campbeltown. The island is deserted apart from two holiday cottages and a lighthouse. | |
It is linked to the mainland for just a few hours a day by the shingle causeway. |