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| Man dies after being swept to sea | Man dies after being swept to sea |
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| The body of a 26-year-old man has been found after he was swept out to sea in north-west Scotland. | The body of a 26-year-old man has been found after he was swept out to sea in north-west Scotland. |
| A search has resumed for his 18-year-old sister-in-law, who also fell into the water near the Point of Stoer lighthouse, Sutherland. | |
| Stornoway Coastguard scrambled a helicopter and a lifeboat after the man's wife raised the alarm. | Stornoway Coastguard scrambled a helicopter and a lifeboat after the man's wife raised the alarm. |
| The names of the pair have not been released but rescuers confirmed they were both Polish nationals. | The names of the pair have not been released but rescuers confirmed they were both Polish nationals. |
| The man and his sister-in-law were on holiday in the area with their family. | The man and his sister-in-law were on holiday in the area with their family. |
| They had been standing on rocks close to the lighthouse when they were hit by waves. | They had been standing on rocks close to the lighthouse when they were hit by waves. |
| The man's body was spotted at 2025 BST and winched aboard the helicopter, where he was pronounced dead. | |
| The helicopter used infra-red equipment to search for the woman until the operation was called off at 0200 BST on Sunday due to bad weather. | |
| The search resumed at 0600 BST, when the helicopter was joined by an inshore lifeboat and rescue teams from Ullapool, Lochinver and Achilitbuie. |