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| Search continues for man missing after canoe capsizes in Scotland | Search continues for man missing after canoe capsizes in Scotland |
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| The search has resumed for a man missing after a canoe capsized in a sea loch in Scotland, resulting in the deaths of two young boys. | The search has resumed for a man missing after a canoe capsized in a sea loch in Scotland, resulting in the deaths of two young boys. |
| Six people – two men and four children – were on board the boat when it overturned in Loch Gairloch, near Ullapool in the Highlands, on Sunday afternoon. | |
| Two boys, aged three and five, were rescued by helicopter from the water and airlifted to Raigmore hospital in Inverness in a serious condition. They died on Sunday night. | |
| A five-year-old girl who was airlifted to Broadford hospital in Skye after being rescued from the loch remains seriously ill. She was transferred overnight by rescue helicopter to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill in Glasgow, where her parents are said to be with her. | |
| A 35-year-old man and an eight-year-old girl managed to swim to shore unscathed and alerted Stornoway coastguard to the incident at around 4.15pm on Sunday. The girl is being cared for by relatives, police said. | |
| A helicopter and lifeboats from Portree, Gairloch and Loch Ewe launched a search and found the three children in the water. | |
| Local boats assisted rescue services on Sunday in the search for a missing 32-year-old man, which continued into the night in the water near the Big Sands caravan park in Gairloch. | Local boats assisted rescue services on Sunday in the search for a missing 32-year-old man, which continued into the night in the water near the Big Sands caravan park in Gairloch. |
| Police and Stornoway coastguard confirmed they had resumed their search on Monday morning. | Police and Stornoway coastguard confirmed they had resumed their search on Monday morning. |
| Lifeboats from Lochinver and Portree are involved in the operation, as well as members of the Red Cross. | Lifeboats from Lochinver and Portree are involved in the operation, as well as members of the Red Cross. |
| Police said the group were in a six-man Canadian canoe, a narrow boat designed to carry multiple passengers. | |
| Inquiries into the incident are being carried out. | Inquiries into the incident are being carried out. |