18/02/2015

River Search Continues For Missing 11-Year-Old

A major search operation is continuing for an 11-year-old boy who fell into the River Towy in Carmarthen.

The operation was launched at about 16:00 on Tuesday when it was reported the boy had gone into the river.

An RAF Sea King rescue helicopter, the Ferryside inshore lifeboat crew, a coastguard rescue team, firefighters and police are involved in the operation.

Searches are being carried along the riverbank and in and around the water.

(MH/CD)

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