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| Man missing after falling off rocks at Ramore Head | Man missing after falling off rocks at Ramore Head |
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| A search is under way for a man missing after falling into the sea on the north Antrim coast. | A search is under way for a man missing after falling into the sea on the north Antrim coast. |
| It is understood the man was fishing on rocks at Ramore Head in Portrush. | |
| Police said the incident happened at about 16:30 BST on Saturday. | Police said the incident happened at about 16:30 BST on Saturday. |
| Both Portrush lifeboats have been launched and are searching the water along with other local vessels, a police helicopter and an Irish naval helicopter from Sligo. | |
| Robert Cardwell, Portrush Lifeboat operations manager, said: "Various items of clothing etc have been found in the water but at the minute no person has been found. | |
| "There was a big, heavy, swell today and he was angling as far as we know and he's probably got washed off by a wave." | |
| He said the Irish naval helicopter helped rescue another man from the water in a separate incident on Saturday at nearby Portstewart. |