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River Wey search resumes for missing kayaker | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A search has resumed for a man missing after his kayak overturned on a river in Surrey. | |
Police said a boy on the bank saw his father's boat capsize on the River Wey in Guildford at about 13:10 BST on Monday. | |
Insp Claire Sutherland said the boy jumped into the fast-flowing river to try to save him but members of the public shouted to come back. | |
Divers are trawling the river in Millmead. | |
Members of the public have been urged not to go into the water if they spot the missing kayaker, but to call 999 immediately. | Members of the public have been urged not to go into the water if they spot the missing kayaker, but to call 999 immediately. |
A flood warning is in place for parts of the River Wey, following heavy rain and storms over the weekend. | |
A police helicopter, firefighters and ambulance crews were all at the scene on Monday. | A police helicopter, firefighters and ambulance crews were all at the scene on Monday. |
The river from Millmead to Stoke Lock is a popular with kayakers. | The river from Millmead to Stoke Lock is a popular with kayakers. |
Wey Valley Kayak Club, which has about 400 members, is situated about about one mile down river from where the man capsized. | |
It tweeted on Monday morning the Wey from Godalming Wharf to Thames Lock was not safe. |