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| Body found in hunt for missing kayaker | Body found in hunt for missing kayaker |
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| Stephen Taylor from Gosport failed to return home after setting out for Lepe beach near Southampton | |
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| Sun 19 Apr 2015 15.01 BST | |
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| A body has been found in the hunt for a kayaker who went missing off the Hampshire coast. | A body has been found in the hunt for a kayaker who went missing off the Hampshire coast. |
| An air-and-sea search was launched in the Solent for Stephen Taylor, 54, from Gosport, who went missing on Saturday as he paddled towards Southampton. | An air-and-sea search was launched in the Solent for Stephen Taylor, 54, from Gosport, who went missing on Saturday as he paddled towards Southampton. |
| Hampshire police said a body has been discovered but has not yet been formally identified. They tweeted: “Body located in search for missing Gosport kayaker. No formal ID yet. Family of Stephen Taylor aware.” | Hampshire police said a body has been discovered but has not yet been formally identified. They tweeted: “Body located in search for missing Gosport kayaker. No formal ID yet. Family of Stephen Taylor aware.” |
| A coastguard helicopter, rescue teams and lifeboats were launched to search off the coast of Hill Head, Hampshire, after Taylor failed to return last night. | A coastguard helicopter, rescue teams and lifeboats were launched to search off the coast of Hill Head, Hampshire, after Taylor failed to return last night. |
| He left Lee-on-Solent at about 11.30am on Saturday in his blue kayak with the intention of paddling to Lepe beach in the Southampton area. | He left Lee-on-Solent at about 11.30am on Saturday in his blue kayak with the intention of paddling to Lepe beach in the Southampton area. |
| Taylor, who is said to be an experienced canoeist, was in touch with his partner throughout the day but when he failed to return home late in the evening she alerted the police. It is believed there may have been a sighting at about 10.50pm last night from a passing vessel. | Taylor, who is said to be an experienced canoeist, was in touch with his partner throughout the day but when he failed to return home late in the evening she alerted the police. It is believed there may have been a sighting at about 10.50pm last night from a passing vessel. |
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