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| Search resumes for man missing from Ramore Head | Search resumes for man missing from Ramore Head |
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| A search for a man missing after falling into the sea on the north Antrim coast has resumed. | A search for a man missing after falling into the sea on the north Antrim coast has resumed. |
| It is understood the 38-year-old was a Polish national and 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. |
| They have warned members of the public not to place themselves in significant danger by assisting the search. | They have warned members of the public not to place themselves in significant danger by assisting the search. |
| The police said they understood the public wished to help but said that due to deteriorating weather and sea conditions only trained specialists should be involved. | The police said they understood the public wished to help but said that due to deteriorating weather and sea conditions only trained specialists should be involved. |
| A search involving Portrush lifeboats, Coleraine and Ballycastle coastguard teams, a police helicopter and an Irish coastguard helicopter, was called off at 20:00 BST on Saturday due to poor light. | A search involving Portrush lifeboats, Coleraine and Ballycastle coastguard teams, a police helicopter and an Irish coastguard helicopter, was called off at 20:00 BST on Saturday due to poor light. |
| A number of other local vessels had also joined in. | A number of other local vessels had also joined in. |
| Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man remains in a critical condition after being rescued from the water off nearby Portstewart. | Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man remains in a critical condition after being rescued from the water off nearby Portstewart. |
| The Irish coastguard helicopter winched the man to safety and he was taken to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. | The Irish coastguard helicopter winched the man to safety and he was taken to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. |
| He had been reported in the water shortly after 18:00 BST. | He had been reported in the water shortly after 18:00 BST. |
| Speaking about the Ramore Head incident, Chris Little, station officer at Coleraine coastguard, said: "A very intensive search was carried out all over the area adjacent to Ramore Head and expanded out eastwards and westwards as the search progressed. | Speaking about the Ramore Head incident, Chris Little, station officer at Coleraine coastguard, said: "A very intensive search was carried out all over the area adjacent to Ramore Head and expanded out eastwards and westwards as the search progressed. |
| "However, as yet no trace has been found of the missing man." | "However, as yet no trace has been found of the missing man." |
| 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. | 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." | "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." |