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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.
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 Clyde Coastguard
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.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.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.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.
Stand-by vessel A fishing boat with seven crew on board was also 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 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, had been 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.
"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.