This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19387626#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The article has changed 18 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 2 Version 3
Loch Gairloch capsize: Children rescued and man missing Loch Gairloch canoe capsize: Children hurt and man missing
(about 3 hours later)
Four children have been rescued and a search is continuing for a man after their canoe capsized in a sea loch in the Highlands. Three children are in hospital after their canoe capsized in a Highlands sea loch and a man is still missing.
Six people were in the boat when it overturned in Loch Gairloch. One man managed to swim to shore and alert Stornoway Coastguard at about 16:15. Six people were in the boat when it overturned in Loch Gairloch. A man and a girl, 10, managed to swim to shore and alert the coastguard at 16:15 BST.
The children were flown by helicopter to hospital. Their condition is not known. A helicopter and lifeboats launched a search and found two boys, aged five and three, and a girl of five. They are all in a serious condition in hospital.
The other man onboard the canoe was not found and the search is ongoing. The search for the missing man, aged 34, has been called off for the night.
A coastguard helicopter and lifeboats from Portree, Gairloch and Loch Ewe were involved in pulling the children from the water.A coastguard helicopter and lifeboats from Portree, Gairloch and Loch Ewe were involved in pulling the children from the water.
Local boats and on shore coastguard teams were assisting with the rescue efforts. A local ambulance crew and the air ambulance from Inverness were also at the scene. The three rescued children were taken to Raigmore hospital in Inverness and Broadford Hospital in Skye.
A coastguard spokesman said: "Four children have been recovered from the water and transferred to hospital. The man and girl who swam to shore were uninjured.
"Search teams continue to look for the man who is still missing." Searches were carried out in the water near the Big Sands caravan park.
Local boats and onshore coastguard teams assisted with the rescue efforts. They plan to search again in the morning.
Northern Constabulary said the group were in a Canadian canoe, a narrow boat designed to carry numerous passengers.