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Man missing after boat capsizes

The search for a missing man has been called off following an "intensive three hour search" of Poole Harbour. The Coastguard said the alarm was raised after two people were found holding on to the side of an overturned boat in the harbour in Dorset.

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Search called off for missing man after boat capsizes

The search for the missing man has been called off following an "intensive three hour search" of the harbour, the Coastguard said.

Portland Coastguard co-ordinated the air and sea search but the man was not found.

A marker buoy placed in the location of the capsized boat indicated that a casualty on the surface of the water would have remained within the harbour area in the tidal and weather conditions during the search.

– A coastguard spokesman

The search involved two coastguard rescue helicopters, RNLI lifeboats from Poole and Swanage, Coastguard rescue teams and local vessels as well as other members of the emergency services and the community.

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