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| A search is under way off the coast of Blackpool to find a man who was swept into the sea along with two other men who both managed to clamber to safety. | A search is under way off the coast of Blackpool to find a man who was swept into the sea along with two other men who both managed to clamber to safety. |
| The incident happened on Saturday at about 2350 BST when the sea was very rough with strong winds, a Lancashire Police spokesman said. | |
| The men had been watching the high waves near the new memorial on the North Promenade. | The men had been watching the high waves near the new memorial on the North Promenade. |
| The missing man is 18 and from the Wrexham area of Wales. | |
| He had been visiting the resort with a group of friends and it was one of the friends who contacted police. | |
| Emergency services searched the area until about 0245 BST on Sunday and then resumed the search at 0600 BST. | |
| The teenager's family have been informed. |