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Lost fisherman search to resume Missing fishermen search resumes
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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. The search for a man who was swept away while fishing on the River Tay in Perth and Kinross has resumed.
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. A spokesman for Tayside Police said the man had been missing since about noon on Saturday.
The search was due to resume on Sunday morning, with the Tayside Police boat expected to be involved. The search started again on Sunday morning, involving the Tayside Police boat and officers combing a six mile stretch of the river banks.
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. On Saturday, local gillies joined fishery workers, police, Tayside Fire and Rescue crews and an RAF helicopter in the search.
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.