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| Hunt for boy swept to sea resumes | Hunt for boy swept to sea resumes |
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| Rescue teams have resumed their search for a boy who was swept out to sea by a wave at Porthcawl in south Wales. | |
| Coastguards had scaled down their search overnight for the boy, who is thought to be in his early teens. | Coastguards had scaled down their search overnight for the boy, who is thought to be in his early teens. |
| A fisherman saw the boy washed off rocks near the harbour wall at about 1830 BST on Friday. | |
| Two lifeboatmen tried to swim out to him when he was about 100 yards away, but he had gone when they arrived, and he has not been seen since. | |
| Two helicopters and several lifeboat teams have been involved in the search, co-ordinated by Swansea Coastguard. | |
| Steve Jones, watch manager at Swansea Coastguard, told BBC Radio Wales that telephone operators kept the fisherman who called the emergency services on the line for eight minutes while rescuers were sent to the scene. | |
| The boy is understood to live locally. | The boy is understood to live locally. |
| A lifeboat continued searching through the night, as did rescue teams on the shore who scoured the coast. | A lifeboat continued searching through the night, as did rescue teams on the shore who scoured the coast. |
| The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said survival time in the water at this time of year was estimated to be about three hours. | The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said survival time in the water at this time of year was estimated to be about three hours. |
| A spokesman for Swansea Coastguard said: "There hasn't been much progress through the night. | A spokesman for Swansea Coastguard said: "There hasn't been much progress through the night. |
| Moderate to rough sea | |
| "Nothing has been found and the teams have gone back out now for another first-light search. | "Nothing has been found and the teams have gone back out now for another first-light search. |
| "Although Porthcawl inshore lifeboat has been out all night it's back out for another search." | "Although Porthcawl inshore lifeboat has been out all night it's back out for another search." |
| He said the sea looked a little calmer, after sea conditions had been moderate to rough on Friday, with a higher-than-average high tide. | He said the sea looked a little calmer, after sea conditions had been moderate to rough on Friday, with a higher-than-average high tide. |
| Coastguard teams from Porthcawl and Port Talbot have also resumed their role in the hunt for the boy. | Coastguard teams from Porthcawl and Port Talbot have also resumed their role in the hunt for the boy. |
| Porthcawl lifeboat, Mumbles all-weather lifeboat and Atlantic College inshore lifeboat teams were all involved in the hunt during Friday evening. | Porthcawl lifeboat, Mumbles all-weather lifeboat and Atlantic College inshore lifeboat teams were all involved in the hunt during Friday evening. |
| The search also involved a rescue helicopter from Chivenor, Devon and a police helicopter. | The search also involved a rescue helicopter from Chivenor, Devon and a police helicopter. |
| Porthcawl is a popular, traditional seaside resort in the county of Bridgend, about halfway between Wales' two biggest cities, Swansea and Cardiff. | Porthcawl is a popular, traditional seaside resort in the county of Bridgend, about halfway between Wales' two biggest cities, Swansea and Cardiff. |