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River search for two canoeists missing in Llangynidr, Powys River search for two canoeists missing in Llangynidr, Powys
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A search has been launched for two canoeists missing in a river in Powys. A search has been launched for two canoeists missing in a river in Powys, emergency services have confirmed.
Emergency services were called to the River Usk at Llangynidr, near Crickhowell, just after 13:00 GMT on Sunday. Mid Wales Fire and Rescue service was called to the River Usk at Llangynidr, near Crickhowell, just after 13:00 GMT on Sunday.
Mid and Wales Fire and Rescue Service has launched rescue boats and cordoned off a section of the river with inflatables. It has launched rescue boats and cordoned off a section of the river with inflatables.
Dyfed-Powys Police, the Welsh Ambulance Service and Brecon Mountain Rescue Team have also joined the search.Dyfed-Powys Police, the Welsh Ambulance Service and Brecon Mountain Rescue Team have also joined the search.
A spokesman for the fire service said the situation was ongoing and was not clear whether the canoeists were part of a club or team of people. A spokesman for the fire service said the situation was ongoing and it was not clear whether the canoeists were part of a club or team of people.
"We've set a safe systems of work on the river," a fire spokesman said. "We've set a safe systems of work on the river," he said.
"We've got wading teams and swift water rescues as certain locations."We've got wading teams and swift water rescues as certain locations.
"Hoses have been inflated on the river as well to catch anyone that comes down.""Hoses have been inflated on the river as well to catch anyone that comes down."
A worker at the Red Lion pub said there was lots of police activity in area and they believed an incident room was being set up at the village hall. A worker at the Red Lion pub in Llangynidr said there was a lot of police activity in the area and they believed an incident room was being set up at the village hall.
Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed via Twitter that the force was involved in a multi-agency search for a missing kayaker in the river between Llangynidr and Crickhowell. Water levels are understood to be high on the River Usk following heavy rain over the weekend.
The bridges over the Usk at Llangynidr and Crickhowell are reportedly closed as the search continues. Earlier on Sunday, the Usk burst its banks at Llanfoist, near Abergavenny.