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| Teenager missing in flooded river | Teenager missing in flooded river |
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| A search is under way for a missing 14-year-old boy in a river in County Antrim, police said. | A search is under way for a missing 14-year-old boy in a river in County Antrim, police said. |
| A man and another teenage boy have already been rescued from the River Bush, near Stranocum. | |
| Ballymoney mayor Frank Campbell, who is at the scene, said the missing boy went into the river to rescue his dog and was swept away by the current. | |
| "With all the rain that we have had this river seems to be running really fast," he said. | |
| Police said a number of agencies were involved in the search, including HM Coastguard, the RAF, Bann River Rescue, the Royal Navy and the Fire Service. | Police said a number of agencies were involved in the search, including HM Coastguard, the RAF, Bann River Rescue, the Royal Navy and the Fire Service. |
| Police search teams and the police helicopter are at the scene. The alarm was raised at 1500 BST on Thursday. | Police search teams and the police helicopter are at the scene. The alarm was raised at 1500 BST on Thursday. |