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| Families speak about sea search | Families speak about sea search |
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| The father of a boy rescued after the boat he took with a friend capsized at night off the Dorset coast has spoken of how he thought his son was in bed. | The father of a boy rescued after the boat he took with a friend capsized at night off the Dorset coast has spoken of how he thought his son was in bed. |
| Richard Webb, 14, was plucked from the sea by an RNLI lifeboat in Portland Harbour early on Sunday, after sneaking out with his best friend Kyle Moore. | Richard Webb, 14, was plucked from the sea by an RNLI lifeboat in Portland Harbour early on Sunday, after sneaking out with his best friend Kyle Moore. |
| Kyle, also 14, is still missing and a search operation has been scaled down. | Kyle, also 14, is still missing and a search operation has been scaled down. |
| On Monday, Kyle's family made an emotional plea for him to come home, saying, he would not be "in trouble". | On Monday, Kyle's family made an emotional plea for him to come home, saying, he would not be "in trouble". |
| Jeffery Webb, Richard's father, described his mixed emotions of relief and sorrow. | Jeffery Webb, Richard's father, described his mixed emotions of relief and sorrow. |
| In shock | In shock |
| "We feel relieved that we have got him home," he said. | "We feel relieved that we have got him home," he said. |
| "I'm just so sorry for Sue (Kyle's mother). I just hope Kyle is hiding somewhere. | "I'm just so sorry for Sue (Kyle's mother). I just hope Kyle is hiding somewhere. |
| "They are best mates. Richard is still in shock." | "They are best mates. Richard is still in shock." |
| Kyle and Richard took a rowing boat from a boatyard at about 0200 GMT on Sunday. | Kyle and Richard took a rowing boat from a boatyard at about 0200 GMT on Sunday. |
| Kyle was not wearing a lifejacket and coastguard teams, who have searched 40-sq miles of sea and land between Portland Harbour and Ringstead, described the sea conditions at the time as "treacherous". | Kyle was not wearing a lifejacket and coastguard teams, who have searched 40-sq miles of sea and land between Portland Harbour and Ringstead, described the sea conditions at the time as "treacherous". |
| Mr Webb thought his son, Richard, was asleep in bed | |
| Mr Webb, 52, an electrician at HMP The Verne, Portland, said: "I thought he was at home in bed. He snuck out of the house. | Mr Webb, 52, an electrician at HMP The Verne, Portland, said: "I thought he was at home in bed. He snuck out of the house. |
| "They just went out, just for fun. They were just having a prank. They just wanted to take it for a little row round and put it back. That was it." | "They just went out, just for fun. They were just having a prank. They just wanted to take it for a little row round and put it back. That was it." |
| He described how the boat was "swamped" in the rough sea and the boys, who are neighbours in Portland, were talking to each other and trying to stay together. | He described how the boat was "swamped" in the rough sea and the boys, who are neighbours in Portland, were talking to each other and trying to stay together. |
| Kyle's family and rescuers are clinging to the hope he may have got to shore and be too embarrassed to come forward. | Kyle's family and rescuers are clinging to the hope he may have got to shore and be too embarrassed to come forward. |
| In a statement, the family said: "Kyle is a well-liked boy and well known by everyone." | In a statement, the family said: "Kyle is a well-liked boy and well known by everyone." |
| 'Could not see' | 'Could not see' |
| They added: "He is not in trouble, we just want to know that he is safe and well and for him to come home. | They added: "He is not in trouble, we just want to know that he is safe and well and for him to come home. |
| "We are devastated and are asking if anyone has any information at all to please, please contact the police or coastguard." | "We are devastated and are asking if anyone has any information at all to please, please contact the police or coastguard." |
| Mr Webb said Richard was still "shook up" and would be off school for a while. | Mr Webb said Richard was still "shook up" and would be off school for a while. |
| "It wasn't long after they got separated that Richard got picked up," he added. | "It wasn't long after they got separated that Richard got picked up," he added. |
| "It was that dark I don't think they could really see. | "It was that dark I don't think they could really see. |
| "Richard is a good swimmer. He might be a stronger swimmer than Kyle." | "Richard is a good swimmer. He might be a stronger swimmer than Kyle." |
| Supt Darren Curtis, of Dorset Police, said sonar equipment was being used in a widened land search. | Supt Darren Curtis, of Dorset Police, said sonar equipment was being used in a widened land search. |
| Pupils at Royal Manor Arts College, in Portland, where both boys were in Year 10, were being offered counselling. | Pupils at Royal Manor Arts College, in Portland, where both boys were in Year 10, were being offered counselling. |