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Lowestoft boat capsize: Man dies as boat overturns | |
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A man has died after a boat overturned off the coast of Suffolk. | A man has died after a boat overturned off the coast of Suffolk. |
The coastguard said it received a call just before 14:00 GMT reporting a man in the water and an overturned boat at Ness Point. | The coastguard said it received a call just before 14:00 GMT reporting a man in the water and an overturned boat at Ness Point. |
RNLI crews from Lowestoft, Southwold and Gorleston, along with Lowestoft Coastguard, were called to the area. | |
A man was located in the water and attempts were made to revive him, but he was pronounced dead an hour after being rescued. | |
Police are working to trace his next of kin and are also making inquiries as to whether there was anyone else on board. | |
Coastguard rescue co-ordinator Peter Byatt said it was thought the overturned boat was a speed boat, which is being recovered. | |
He said a lifeboat was at the scene and another was searching in nearby Kessingland for any other people who may have been in the boat. | |
A police helicopter and an RAF search and rescue helicopter have also been searching the water. | |
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