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Search for missing worker goes on Worker search continues at dump
(30 minutes later)
Helicopters have joined in the search for a missing man at a landfill site in County Antrim. The search is continuing for a man who went missing at a landfill site in County Antrim.
David Leyland, 23, who works at Biffa Waste site in Mallusk, was last seen beside machinery at about 1400 BST on Thursday. David Leyland, who works at Biffa Waste site in Mallusk, was last seen beside machinery at about 1400 BST on Thursday.
A search started on Thursday night but had to be called off at 0130 BST because of the hazardous conditions. The 23-year-old has only been married a matter of months.
There are huge piles of rubbish as well as water lying from recent flooding. The search resumed at 0900 BST. A search started on Thursday night but had to be called off because of the hazardous conditions including lying water from the recent flooding.
The search resumed at 0900 BST on Friday.
Ken Leyland, the brother of the missing man, said it would be out of character for David to leave the site.Ken Leyland, the brother of the missing man, said it would be out of character for David to leave the site.
"David's worked there since he was 17 years old, he's now 23 - he's site supervisor," he said."David's worked there since he was 17 years old, he's now 23 - he's site supervisor," he said.
"They work six days a week and he's always been there on site, he's never late for work, he's the most reliable person there."They work six days a week and he's always been there on site, he's never late for work, he's the most reliable person there.
"His locker was full of his clothes, his trainers, his jacket, his bag, his keys.""His locker was full of his clothes, his trainers, his jacket, his bag, his keys."
The family said they had spent an agonising night and have asked why the alarm was not raised sooner.The family said they had spent an agonising night and have asked why the alarm was not raised sooner.
Ken Leyland, David's brother, speaking to the BBC's Laura LyonKen Leyland, David's brother, speaking to the BBC's Laura Lyon
Newtownabbey area commander Chief Inspector Paula Hilman said the PSNI was first alerted at about 1950 BST and then immediately launched a missing person's enquiry. Newtownabbey area commander Chief Inspector Paula Hilman said the PSNI was first alerted at about 1950 BST on Thursday and then immediately launched a missing person's enquiry.
"Officers from a PSNI tactical support group along with our colleagues in the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service searched the area, with the help of the PSNI helicopter and a dog unit," she said."Officers from a PSNI tactical support group along with our colleagues in the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service searched the area, with the help of the PSNI helicopter and a dog unit," she said.
"Despite hazardous conditions in the area, which included substantial amounts of water from recent rainfall, officers searched until the early hours."Despite hazardous conditions in the area, which included substantial amounts of water from recent rainfall, officers searched until the early hours.
"However, as the search area became more hazardous, that search had to be halted until a further briefing this morning.""However, as the search area became more hazardous, that search had to be halted until a further briefing this morning."
The site is currently closed with lorries being turned away.The site is currently closed with lorries being turned away.