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| Bangor: Land, sea and air search for woman | Bangor: Land, sea and air search for woman |
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| The emergency services have been involved in a land, sea and air search for a woman who was reported missing along the County Down coast. | |
| The search began in Bangor on Monday afternoon after police received a report that clothes had been left on a pier and that a woman swam out to sea. | |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Irish Coast Guard both deployed helicopters to the area. | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Irish Coast Guard both deployed helicopters to the area. |
| The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) launched two lifeboats. | The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) launched two lifeboats. |
| A fishery protection vessel also joined the search. | A fishery protection vessel also joined the search. |
| The search has been continuing since mid-afternoon but the helicopters have now left the area. | |
| Rescue teams have searched the shore by torchlight. | Rescue teams have searched the shore by torchlight. |