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| Search for missing man stood down | Search for missing man stood down |
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| Rescuers have again called off the search for a man missing off the Kintyre peninsula due to poor light. | |
| Len Bennett, 70, had set out to travel on the short Dhorlin causeway from Davaar Island to Campbeltown. | 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 on Saturday but there has been no trace of Mr Bennett. | His four-wheel-drive vehicle was found by rescue teams on Saturday but there has been no trace of Mr Bennett. |
| A rescue helicopter, police, coastguard and lifeboat teams have been involved in the search since he was reported missing on Friday evening. | A rescue helicopter, police, coastguard and lifeboat teams have been involved in the search since he was reported missing on Friday evening. |
| The Land Rover vehicle was recovered from the water but Mr Bennett was not within the vehicle Strathclyde Police | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. | It is linked to the mainland for just a few hours a day by the shingle causeway. |