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| Search for teenage diver halted | Search for teenage diver halted |
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| The search for a 14-year-old diver missing off Devon has been called off after a second day. | The search for a 14-year-old diver missing off Devon has been called off after a second day. |
| Louis Price, from Newport, south Wales, went missing off Berry Head in Torbay at about 1315 BST on Tuesday. | Louis Price, from Newport, south Wales, went missing off Berry Head in Torbay at about 1315 BST on Tuesday. |
| The boy, who was diving with his father, disappeared when the pair were surfacing. A search operation was started after the alarm was raised. | The boy, who was diving with his father, disappeared when the pair were surfacing. A search operation was started after the alarm was raised. |
| Helicopters, lifeboats and police diving teams were involved in the second day of searching on Wednesday. | Helicopters, lifeboats and police diving teams were involved in the second day of searching on Wednesday. |
| The father and son - both experienced divers - were diving from a rigid inflatable boat. | The father and son - both experienced divers - were diving from a rigid inflatable boat. |
| The alarm was raised by a vessel called Jennifer Ann, which made a distress call on the dive boat's behalf, as it did not have a VHF radio onboard. | The alarm was raised by a vessel called Jennifer Ann, which made a distress call on the dive boat's behalf, as it did not have a VHF radio onboard. |
| Police said the father was first to surface following the dive and the boy was seen to surface soon after. | Police said the father was first to surface following the dive and the boy was seen to surface soon after. |
| 'Tilted backwards' | |
| "He was described by family as being seen slightly tilted backwards as though his jacket was inflated and was buoyant in no apparent signs of distress," a police spokesperson said. | "He was described by family as being seen slightly tilted backwards as though his jacket was inflated and was buoyant in no apparent signs of distress," a police spokesperson said. |
| "Having surfaced there appears to have been problems trying to start the small rib and the father subsequently called for help from a passing charter boat who came to assist. | "Having surfaced there appears to have been problems trying to start the small rib and the father subsequently called for help from a passing charter boat who came to assist. |
| "It is at this point that all parties have lost sight of the young boy." | "It is at this point that all parties have lost sight of the young boy." |
| The two days of searching involved helicopters from RNAS Culdrose, RMB Chivenor and RNLI lifeboats from Brixham, Teignmouth, Salcombe. | The two days of searching involved helicopters from RNAS Culdrose, RMB Chivenor and RNLI lifeboats from Brixham, Teignmouth, Salcombe. |
| A relief all-weather Mersey class boat which was travelling to Brixham after a refit in Falmouth was also involved. | A relief all-weather Mersey class boat which was travelling to Brixham after a refit in Falmouth was also involved. |