Four men were on a boat before it was found washed up empty on a beach in Wales, the coastguard has said. The boat was spotted without a crew in Colwyn Bay at around 6am on Saturday morning.
It sparked a major search for those who might have been on board the boat, but the search results were inconclusive. The coastguard has now confirmed it believes that four men were on the boat and that it's "reasonably" confident the group got off safely.
A lifeboat was called to the beach at around 7.20am on Saturday morning and checked the water but no casualties were found, North Wales Live reports.
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After trying unsuccessfully to refloat the cruiser a section of the beach between the pier and Porth Eirias was cordoned off by police. On Saturday, Detective Sergeant Mark Bamber said: "We believe that the boat came into the area yesterday and entered the water in Conwy.
"We are appealing for the owners or the people who have any knowledge of the boat to contact North Wales Police on 101 quoting reference number A039123."
On Saturday, RNLI Llandudno said: "The cruiser was close to shore and found to be abandoned. At the request of HM Coastguard Holyhead, the inshore lifeboat [ILB] proceeded to conduct a search in the bay to ascertain whether unknown casualties may have entered the water. After an inconclusive search the crew returned to shore to report to the waiting coastguard and North Wales Police.
"An attempt was made to refloat the cruiser with a plan to tow it to Rhos Marina. However, this was unsuccessful, at which point the ILB was stood down and returned to Llandudno Lifeboat Station." You can get more local news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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