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| Missing fishermen: Body of Adam Harper found | Missing fishermen: Body of Adam Harper found |
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| The Joanna C sank three miles off the coast at Seaford | The Joanna C sank three miles off the coast at Seaford |
| The body of a fisherman has been recovered after a trawler capsized and sank off the Sussex coast. | |
| Police said divers brought the body of 26-year-old Adam Harper, from Brixham, Devon, up from the wreck of the Joanna C on Monday night. | Police said divers brought the body of 26-year-old Adam Harper, from Brixham, Devon, up from the wreck of the Joanna C on Monday night. |
| Another fisherman, Robert Morley, 38, from Pembrokeshire, is still missing after the boat sank on Saturday. | |
| A spokesman for the Sussex Police said: "Our thoughts are with their families at this time." | A spokesman for the Sussex Police said: "Our thoughts are with their families at this time." |
| On Facebook, Mr Harper's mother Sarah Jayne Harper posted a statement to say her son had been found. | On Facebook, Mr Harper's mother Sarah Jayne Harper posted a statement to say her son had been found. |
| She wrote: "I just wanted to let everyone know that Adam has been recovered from the boat of the Joanna C and will be coming home to us before his final journey." | She wrote: "I just wanted to let everyone know that Adam has been recovered from the boat of the Joanna C and will be coming home to us before his final journey." |
| She asked people to continue to pray for Mr Morley and his family. | She asked people to continue to pray for Mr Morley and his family. |
| Candlelit vigils were held in Brixham, where the vessel was registered | |
| A major rescue effort took place from Seaford on Saturday but neither Mr Harper nor Mr Morley could be found. | |
| The search resumed the following day but was later called off. | |
| Candlelit vigils were held in Brixham, where the 45ft scalloping vessel was registered, and tributes were paid to the missing pair. | |
| £20k raised for families of missing fishermen | |
| Search ends for fishermen missing at sea | |
| Search resumes for two missing fishermen | |
| Newhaven lifeboat crews described how they rescued skipper Dave Bickerstaff, who was found clinging to a buoy after two and a half hours in the water. | |
| Eastbourne lifeboat coxwain Mark Sawyer said it was "an absolute miracle" he survived. | |
| Two funding pages were set up for the families of the crew. | |
| By Tuesday, the fundraising sites had received more than £35,000 in donations. | |
| Tributes were left at the Man and Boy statue in Brixham |