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Gairloch canoe deaths: Search for missing father resumes | Gairloch canoe deaths: Search for missing father resumes |
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Searches for the body of a man missing after a canoe capsized killing his two sons and a young girl has resumed. | Searches for the body of a man missing after a canoe capsized killing his two sons and a young girl has resumed. |
Ewen Beaton, five, Jamie Beaton, two, and Gracie Mackay, five, died in hospital following the accident at Loch Gairloch in the Highlands on Sunday. | Ewen Beaton, five, Jamie Beaton, two, and Gracie Mackay, five, died in hospital following the accident at Loch Gairloch in the Highlands on Sunday. |
Shoreline searches for Mr Beaton, 32, were stood down on Tuesday evening. | Shoreline searches for Mr Beaton, 32, were stood down on Tuesday evening. |
Northern Constabulary said efforts would continue over the coming days involving officers and coastguards and for the foreseeable future. | Northern Constabulary said efforts would continue over the coming days involving officers and coastguards and for the foreseeable future. |
Police, RNLI and coastguard have been involved in the latest shoreline searches. | |
Coastguard personnel also used a boat to search the north coastline off Longa Island and up to Peterburn, a remote area between Gairloch and the village of Melvaig. | |
They later searched from Rubha Reidh, where there is a lighthouse, to Peterburn. | |
The Beatons, from near Beauly, and Mackays, from Muir of Ord, were on a day trip and had gone out in a Canadian canoe. | The Beatons, from near Beauly, and Mackays, from Muir of Ord, were on a day trip and had gone out in a Canadian canoe. |
After the craft overturned, Gracie's sister and father managed to alert the coastguard when they reached the shore. | After the craft overturned, Gracie's sister and father managed to alert the coastguard when they reached the shore. |
On Tuesday tributes were paid to the young children who lost their lives. | On Tuesday tributes were paid to the young children who lost their lives. |
In a statement, the Mackay family said: "Grace was a funny, caring, thoughtful daughter and granddaughter, full of life who loved animals and being outdoors. | In a statement, the Mackay family said: "Grace was a funny, caring, thoughtful daughter and granddaughter, full of life who loved animals and being outdoors. |
"She adored her family and was our beautiful angel. We are devastated by the loss of our best friend." | "She adored her family and was our beautiful angel. We are devastated by the loss of our best friend." |
Meanwhile, police and coastguard teams have been searching the shoreline for Mr Beaton, between Melvaig and Big Sands Caravan and Camping Site in Gairloch. | Meanwhile, police and coastguard teams have been searching the shoreline for Mr Beaton, between Melvaig and Big Sands Caravan and Camping Site in Gairloch. |
"Further searches are planned over the coming days and will continue for the foreseeable future," a Northern Constabulary spokesman said. | "Further searches are planned over the coming days and will continue for the foreseeable future," a Northern Constabulary spokesman said. |