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The vessel immediately turned round
and began a search of the area. It was called off at 1.10pm.
Lifeboats, private vessels, a Royal Navy ship 'Horworth'
and a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley joined the search but with no
success.
A spokesman for Liverpool Coastguard, who co-ordinated
the search, said: "This was a very extensive search and the
ferry had dropped markers so we can be pretty sure we were
searching the right area.
"We believe the man has not survived,
particularly with the water temperature being as cold as it is.
"We do not know how he came to fall off the
ferry but it seems this was an accident rather than a suicide
attempt." |
