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Bangor: Search for missing swimmer called off for night | |
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A land and sea search for a woman who was reported missing along the County Down coast has been called off for the night. | |
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 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 helicopters left the area on Monday evening but rescue teams continued to search the shore for several hours by torchlight, until the operation was called off for the night. | |
A shoreline search is expected to resume on Tuesday morning. |