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Two dead after dredger overturns | |
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Two people have died after a clam dredger containing four people, capsized off the Scottish Highlands. | |
Another man was pulled from the water off Ardnamurchan Point but his condition is not known. A fourth man is still missing. A member of the public spotted the boat capsize near Bo Fascadale, about 1.5 miles north of Kilmory, Ardnamurchan, at about 1710 BST. | |
Two helicopters, a lifeboat and several other vessels are involved. | Two helicopters, a lifeboat and several other vessels are involved. |
By 1815 BST one man had been pulled from the water by a yacht, the "Arran Comrade", which had responded to a coastguard mayday call, and a search began for the other three. | |
Two of the others were later recovered from the water but, according to Northern Constabulary, were dead on arrival at hospital. | |
The fourth man remains unaccounted for. | The fourth man remains unaccounted for. |
A coastguard spokesman said the man pulled from the water by the yacht crew had not been wearing a lifejacket. | |
He was transferred to a lifeboat - and taken to Broadford Hospital on the Isle of Skye. |