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Man, 77, dies during Burnmouth kayak trip | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A 77-year-old kayaker has died after failing to return from a journey off south-east Scotland. | |
Emergency services were called out to the Burnmouth harbour area at about 20:30 on Tuesday. | |
The coastguard had received reports the man was missing and Eyemouth inshore and offshore lifeboats were launched and onshore searches also carried out. | |
Police said the pensioner was found on the shoreline and subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. | |
His family has been informed and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. | His family has been informed and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. |
The RNLI said it had been called out after the kayaker was reported as "overdue" having left Burnmouth earlier in the day. | |
Its inshore lifeboat carried out a thorough search of the coastline from Eyemouth to Burnmouth, while the all-weather lifeboat searched further offshore. | |
Local coastguard teams also started a shore-based search. | |
The crew of the inshore lifeboat found the man and his kayak onshore about 400 metres north of Burnmouth. | |
Attempts were made to revive him and he was transferred to a stretcher and taken by the inshore lifeboat to the harbour where the Scottish Ambulance Service was waiting, but he failed to survive. | |
The RNLI said the thoughts of everyone at its Eyemouth station were with the family. |
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