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| Paddleboarders rescued almost four miles out to sea off Dorset | |
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| Two coastguard search and recue helicopters joined the search | Two coastguard search and recue helicopters joined the search |
| Two paddleboarders have been rescued from the sea, almost four miles from land, after a man and his teenage son failed to return to shore. | |
| They were reported missing off the Dorset coast at 15:00 BST on Monday, sparking a six-hour air and sea search. | |
| HM Coastguard said the father was found 3.6 miles (5.8km) south of Old Harry Rocks at 19:40. His son was located near Bournemouth Pier two hours later. | |
| The man was taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia. | |
| The search involved HM Coastguard and police helicopters, along with police and coastal rescue teams and lifeboats from Swanage, Poole, Yarmouth, Lymington and Mudeford. | |
| The pair were believed to have been paddleboarding from Studland around Old Harry Rocks to Swanage. They were reported missing by another family member when they failed to arrive. | |
| In a statement, Poole RNLI said its crew joined the "large scale" search later in the evening. | |
| The father was found by Yarmouth Lifeboat and airlifted to safety. | |
| With light fading, the search continued for his son. His board was later found to have come ashore at Hengistbury Head and he was spotted by police at Bournemouth Pier. | |
| RNLI volunteer helm Steve Porter said they were "incredibly lucky". | |
| He added: "The dad was found a considerable distance off the coast and needed to be airlifted, it was a huge response by all the multi agencies involved, working together and a great result. A life saved." | |
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| Paddleboarding | Paddleboarding |
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