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| Lough search for two men resumes | |
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| The search has resumed for two men who fell into the water from a small fishing boat on lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. | The search has resumed for two men who fell into the water from a small fishing boat on lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. |
| The men were last seen close to Devenish Island at midday on Saturday. The Coastguard received a report that a boat had capsized. | |
| It is understood the men were fully clothed and did not have life jackets. | It is understood the men were fully clothed and did not have life jackets. |
| Diana Gadd from the Coastguard said it was increasingly unlikely that the men swam to safety. | Diana Gadd from the Coastguard said it was increasingly unlikely that the men swam to safety. |
| "The shoreline has been scoured to see if they had managed to get out of the water," she said. | "The shoreline has been scoured to see if they had managed to get out of the water," she said. |
| "We had an air search from helicopters, but nothing was found." | "We had an air search from helicopters, but nothing was found." |
| The small fishing boat in which the men were travelling has been recovered. Police divers explored the depths around it but found nothing. | The small fishing boat in which the men were travelling has been recovered. Police divers explored the depths around it but found nothing. |
| Police believe one of the man was the owner of the boat. No name has been released yet. They are still trying to establish the identity of the other man. | Police believe one of the man was the owner of the boat. No name has been released yet. They are still trying to establish the identity of the other man. |
| A PSNI helicoper and an Irish Coastguard helicopter took part in Saturday's search along with the RNLI. | |
| A police boat and Enniskillen inshore lifeboat also attended. | A police boat and Enniskillen inshore lifeboat also attended. |