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| Two bodies found in River Tyne missing kayakers search | Two bodies found in River Tyne missing kayakers search |
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| Two bodies have been recovered in a search for three missing kayakers in Northumberland. | Two bodies have been recovered in a search for three missing kayakers in Northumberland. |
| Police were alerted when the men, from the South Shields area, failed to return home on Sunday after going kayaking in Hexham. | Police were alerted when the men, from the South Shields area, failed to return home on Sunday after going kayaking in Hexham. |
| Police say the three men are related, including two brothers, aged 41 and 40, and their cousin, aged 36. | |
| One body was recovered from the river at Riding Mill, and a second in the Corbridge area. The search continues. | One body was recovered from the river at Riding Mill, and a second in the Corbridge area. The search continues. |
| The major search operation has involved police, fire crews and a Sea King rescue helicopter. | |
| Police located one of the missing men's vehicles near to Hexham Rowing Club just before 01:15 BST, and a second one three hours later at Wylam train station car park. | Police located one of the missing men's vehicles near to Hexham Rowing Club just before 01:15 BST, and a second one three hours later at Wylam train station car park. |
| The first body was recovered at 05:00 and the second at 06:20. Formal identification is yet to take place. | The first body was recovered at 05:00 and the second at 06:20. Formal identification is yet to take place. |
| Northumbria Police said the men had planned their trip and knew that stretch of the river well. | |
| Ch Supt Gordon Milward said: "The weather was unpredictable, in terms of some very heavy showers and the river was higher than usual and fast-flowing. | Ch Supt Gordon Milward said: "The weather was unpredictable, in terms of some very heavy showers and the river was higher than usual and fast-flowing. |
| "They would be challenging conditions for anybody who decided to go into the water." | "They would be challenging conditions for anybody who decided to go into the water." |
| The police's marine unit, other emergency service personnel and the RAF have been joined by specialists from Northumberland Search and Rescue. | The police's marine unit, other emergency service personnel and the RAF have been joined by specialists from Northumberland Search and Rescue. |
| Ch Supt Milward added: "There is a considerable length of the river we need to search. | Ch Supt Milward added: "There is a considerable length of the river we need to search. |
| "We need to do so speedily, properly and thoroughly and make sure no nook and cranny is missed. | "We need to do so speedily, properly and thoroughly and make sure no nook and cranny is missed. |
| "It's about that balance between speed and thoroughness." | "It's about that balance between speed and thoroughness." |