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Major search after water scooter found adrift off Hampshire Solent search after water scooter found adrift
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A major search is under way for a missing man after a water scooter was found adrift off the Hampshire coast. Coastguards have been searching for a missing man after a water scooter was found adrift.
The white and burgundy Yamaha Waverunner was found off the coast of Lymington early on Tuesday evening. The Yamaha Waverunner was found off the coast of Lymington, Hampshire, early on Tuesday evening.
A mobile phone was found onboard and the kill cord - or engine safety cut-out switch - was not attached, the coastguard said.A mobile phone was found onboard and the kill cord - or engine safety cut-out switch - was not attached, the coastguard said.
The driver, who had been onboard, is believed to have been wearing a camouflage jacket. The search operation, lasting nearly 24 hours, was suspended on Wednesday evening.
No further details have been given about the missing man. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) previously appealed for sightings of the burgundy water scooter, with a single person onboard, at Cowes or Ryde Middle on the Isle of Wight, and Lee-on-the-Solent or Stokes Bay, Gosport, between 18:00 and 20:00 BST on Tuesday.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency wants to hear from anyone who saw a water scooter, with a single person onboard, on the water at Cowes or Ryde Middle on the Isle of Wight, Lee-on-the-Solent or Stokes Bay, Gosport, between 18:00 and 20:00 BST.
It was last seen heading across the Solent towards Langstone Harbour and has a "201 Langstone Harbour" sticker attached.It was last seen heading across the Solent towards Langstone Harbour and has a "201 Langstone Harbour" sticker attached.
The coastguard helicopter, police and lifeboat rescue teams have attended the scene. A search and rescue helicopter and a coastguard plane searched the Solent along with five lifeboats, a police marine unit and coastguard rescue teams, but nothing was found, the MCA added.
In a statement, the agency said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this very difficult time."