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| Bad weather sparks rescue efforts | Bad weather sparks rescue efforts |
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| Extreme winter weather has caused a series of emergency situations for rescue services in Scotland. | Extreme winter weather has caused a series of emergency situations for rescue services in Scotland. |
| A 60-year-old man is missing after he set out on the Dhorlin causeway between Daavar Island and the Mull of Kintyre. | A 60-year-old man is missing after he set out on the Dhorlin causeway between Daavar Island and the Mull of Kintyre. |
| His four-wheel-drive vehicle has been found by rescue teams but there is no trace of the driver. | His four-wheel-drive vehicle has been found by rescue teams but there is no trace of the driver. |
| A 48-year-old woman from Edinburgh has gone missing in the Kirkmichael hills in Perthshire where it is thought she set out alone to take pictures. | A 48-year-old woman from Edinburgh has gone missing in the Kirkmichael hills in Perthshire where it is thought she set out alone to take pictures. |
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| A rescue helicopter, police, coastguard and lifeboat teams have been involved in the search for the man. | A rescue helicopter, police, coastguard and lifeboat teams have been involved in the search for the man. |
| A spokesman for Strathclyde Police confirmed the alarm had been raised at about 1825 GMT on Friday. High tide had covered the short 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 short causeway by 2100 GMT. |
| Davaar is a tiny island in the Kilbrannan Sound near Campbeltown which is uninhabited apart from two holiday cottages and a lighthouse. | Davaar is a tiny island in the Kilbrannan Sound near Campbeltown which is uninhabited 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. |
| A Clyde Coastguard spokesman said: "There was no person in the vehicle, so we do not know what has happened, but the search will continue to try to locate him." | A Clyde Coastguard spokesman said: "There was no person in the vehicle, so we do not know what has happened, but the search will continue to try to locate him." |
| The woman was reported missing shortly after 1900 GMT on Friday. | |
| Tayside Police said the search had to be called off because of poor visibility but resumed again at daylight on Saturday. | |
| A police spokeswoman said the conditions in the area were "pretty horrible"adding that there was snow on the ground and there had been some sleet showersovernight. | |
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| A fishing boat with seven crew on board is also being towed to land by a lifeboat after taking in water off western Scotland. | A fishing boat with seven crew on board is also being towed to land by a lifeboat after taking in water off western Scotland. |
| A Royal Navy helicopter flew 23 miles south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides to winch the crew to safety. A pump was also put on board the boat to help drain water from the engine room. | A Royal Navy helicopter flew 23 miles south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides to winch the crew to safety. A pump was also put on board the boat to help drain water from the engine room. |
| Andy McMillan, Clyde coastguard watch manager, said the vessel, Niamh Aine, was being taken into Port Askaig. | Andy McMillan, Clyde coastguard watch manager, said the vessel, Niamh Aine, was being taken into Port Askaig. |
| He added that all crew members were safe and well. | He added that all crew members were safe and well. |
| "The fact that this situation did not become more serious is a credit to all those involved in the vessels rescue and the merchant vessel that stood by to offer their assistance", he said. | "The fact that this situation did not become more serious is a credit to all those involved in the vessels rescue and the merchant vessel that stood by to offer their assistance", he said. |