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| Items from boat found in search for three missing off South Australia coast Items from boat found in search for three missing off South Australia coast | |
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| A bucket and tub from the boat of a couple and their adult son missing off South Australia’s southeast coast has been found as the search for them continues. | A bucket and tub from the boat of a couple and their adult son missing off South Australia’s southeast coast has been found as the search for them continues. |
| The items were found in the early hours of Wednesday in waters about 22 nautical miles off the coast of Kingston, police say. | The items were found in the early hours of Wednesday in waters about 22 nautical miles off the coast of Kingston, police say. |
| An air, sea and now land search involving 4WDs driving along the coast of Kingston has resumed in full to find the trio, who were reported missing early on Tuesday after failing to return to the Cape Jaffa boat ramp on Monday. | An air, sea and now land search involving 4WDs driving along the coast of Kingston has resumed in full to find the trio, who were reported missing early on Tuesday after failing to return to the Cape Jaffa boat ramp on Monday. |
| The search has so far involved police boats, State Emergency Service volunteers and local fishermen, along with helicopters and a fixed-wing aircraft. | The search has so far involved police boats, State Emergency Service volunteers and local fishermen, along with helicopters and a fixed-wing aircraft. |
| It has centred on the waters between Beachport and The Granites, about 20kms north of Kingston, with about 2,000 nautical miles covered so far. | It has centred on the waters between Beachport and The Granites, about 20kms north of Kingston, with about 2,000 nautical miles covered so far. |
| Senior sergeant Peter Brown said on Tuesday the search was still being treated as a rescue operation but concerns were held for the safety of those missing. | Senior sergeant Peter Brown said on Tuesday the search was still being treated as a rescue operation but concerns were held for the safety of those missing. |
| “We have been in close contact with the family all day and as you can understand they are very distressed and very concerned,” he told reporters. | “We have been in close contact with the family all day and as you can understand they are very distressed and very concerned,” he told reporters. |