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A search operation is due to resume after a man was swept away while fishing on a stretch of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross. | A search operation is due to resume after a man was swept away while fishing on a stretch of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross. |
The 36-year-old had been out with his father on the Kercock fishing beat, near to Kinclaven. | The 36-year-old had been out with his father on the Kercock fishing beat, near to Kinclaven. |
Tayside Police said the man had been missing since about noon on Saturday. An extensive search failed to find him. | Tayside Police said the man had been missing since about noon on Saturday. An extensive search failed to find him. |
The search was due to resume on Sunday morning, with the Tayside Police boat expected to be involved. | The search was due to resume on Sunday morning, with the Tayside Police boat expected to be involved. |
Local gillies and fishery workers helped police and Tayside Fire and Rescue crews along with an RAF helicopter on Saturday in the search for the fisherman. | |
The area where the man went missing is a few miles north of Perth and popular for salmon and sea trout fishing. | The area where the man went missing is a few miles north of Perth and popular for salmon and sea trout fishing. |