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Body found in search for missing Lewis boat | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Teams searching for a missing man and his small homemade boat off Lewis have found a body. | |
A search got under way on Tuesday evening after the skipper was reported missing. | |
Teams first discovered the boat after the search resumed on Wednesday morning, and later a body. | |
The man had set out from Brevig on Tuesday morning in his three-metre boat. He had not left word as to where he was going. | |
It was understood that he had not taken a lifejacket, radio or a mobile phone. | |
Police Scotland said: "Police can now confirm that the body of a man has sadly been recovered, not far from where the boat was located. | |
"The man's next of kin have been informed of the circumstances." |