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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. |
| Len Bennett, 70, is missing after he set out on a causeway between Daavar Island and the Kintyre peninsula. | |
| 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. |
| 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 | 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 Dhorlin causeway by 2100 GMT. | |
| The spokesman added: "Len Bennett of the Light Keeper's House, Davaar Island, left home in his Landrover 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 Landrover 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 islan is deserted apart from two holiday cottages and a lighthouse. | |
| Sleet showers | |
| 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. |
| 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 showers overnight. | |
| 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 was also 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. |
| 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, had been taken into Port Askaig. |