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A second day of searching for a man swept away while fishing on the River Tay in Perth and Kinross has wound up. | A second day of searching for a man swept away while fishing on the River Tay in Perth and Kinross has wound up. |
Police said David Hentges, 36, from the Netherwood Park area of Livingston, had been out with his father on the Kercock fishing beat, near to Kinclaven. | |
A spokesman for Tayside Police said Mr Hentges had fallen and was washed downstream at about noon on Saturday. | |
The search started again on Sunday morning and involved officers combing a six mile stretch of the river banks. | |
On Saturday, local ghillies joined fishery workers, police, Tayside Fire and Rescue crews and an RAF helicopter in the search. | On Saturday, local ghillies joined fishery workers, police, Tayside Fire and Rescue crews and an RAF helicopter in the search. |
The Tayside Police boat joined the search on Sunday but no sign of Mr Hentges was found. | |
The area where he went missing is a few miles north of Perth and popular for salmon and sea trout fishing. | |
Insp Ian Scott said: "Conditions were relatively calm, but for the time of year the river is a wee bit higher than normal because of the bad weather we've been having. | Insp Ian Scott said: "Conditions were relatively calm, but for the time of year the river is a wee bit higher than normal because of the bad weather we've been having. |
"It appears the angler was mid-stream fishing and he seems to have stumbled and fallen and been swept downstream." | "It appears the angler was mid-stream fishing and he seems to have stumbled and fallen and been swept downstream." |