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Gairloch canoe capsize: Two boys dead and man missing | |
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Two boys rescued when a canoe capsized in a Highlands sea loch have died in hospital and a man is still missing. | |
Six people were in the boat when it overturned in Gairloch. A man and a girl, 10, managed to swim to shore and alert the coastguard at 16:15 BST. | |
A helicopter and lifeboats launched a search and found the two boys, aged five and three, and a girl of five. The girl remains in a serious condition. | |
The search for the missing man, aged 34, has been called off for the night. | 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. |
The three rescued children were taken to Raigmore hospital in Inverness and Broadford Hospital in Skye. | The three rescued children were taken to Raigmore hospital in Inverness and Broadford Hospital in Skye. |
Northern Constabulary confirmed the boys' deaths. | |
The man and girl who swam to shore were uninjured. | The man and girl who swam to shore were uninjured. |
Searches were carried out in the water near the Big Sands caravan park. | 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. | 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. | Northern Constabulary said the group were in a Canadian canoe, a narrow boat designed to carry numerous passengers. |