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Body of missing fisherman recovered
Police have recovered the body of a 58-year-old man who went overboard from a fishing vessel at Belnahua, an island in the Argyll and Bute region. On Dec 14 at around 5.15 p.m. they were made aware of a boat running aground in the Belnahua area. The death is being treated as unexplained but there were no suspicious circumstances. HM Coastguard received a call on Dec 13 just before 4 p.m. reporting a man overboard from a fishing vessel at Belnahua. The Oban coastguard rescue team, Oban RNLI lifeboat and a coastguard helicopter were all deployed in the following SAR operation.
Search for fisherman lost over board
Coastguard teams along with the 'RNLI lifeboat 14-23' have been trying to rescue a man who fell overboard from a fishing vessel near Belnahua, one of the small, unpopulated Slate Islands, just south of Oban, on Dec 13, 2023, at around 4 p.m. A Coastguard rescue team from Oban were sent to the scene. The Oban RNLI Lifeboat and a Coastguard helicopter were also sent to assist in the search. The crews returned from the rescue as of around 9 p.m.
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