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02/12/2004
Search continues for missing fisherman
The hunt for missing fisherman, Gordon Duncan, has continued into its third day in the County Fermanagh lakelands.
The 53-year-old father-of-three was last seen fishing from a dinghy, which was later found drifting near Cleenish Island about 3.15pm on Monday, on Upper Lough Erne.
The search, which resumed at about 10am on Thursday with family members watching the operation, began on Monday afternoon when police informed the Coastguard that a small dinghy had been spotted drifting off shore on Upper Lough Erne by two visitors to Bellanaleck marina.
Police said that a man had been seen fishing from the dinghy at around lunchtime on Monday. The visitors later contacted police when they saw the dinghy empty and drifting.
When retrieved near Cleenish Island, the dingy was found to contain various belongings including a fishing rod.
(MB)
The 53-year-old father-of-three was last seen fishing from a dinghy, which was later found drifting near Cleenish Island about 3.15pm on Monday, on Upper Lough Erne.
The search, which resumed at about 10am on Thursday with family members watching the operation, began on Monday afternoon when police informed the Coastguard that a small dinghy had been spotted drifting off shore on Upper Lough Erne by two visitors to Bellanaleck marina.
Police said that a man had been seen fishing from the dinghy at around lunchtime on Monday. The visitors later contacted police when they saw the dinghy empty and drifting.
When retrieved near Cleenish Island, the dingy was found to contain various belongings including a fishing rod.
(MB)
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