A search operation for a missing crew member of an angling boat which capsized off Torquay has been called off after one person was rescued from the water earlier. The Coastguard scrambled its search and rescue helicopter from Lee-On-The-Solent the RNLI all-weather lifeboat "Alec and Christina Dykes" from Torbay at 10.30am on Friday after receiving a report that the small vessel with two people on board had sunk.
Other nearby boats joined the search operation and one casualty was rescued from the sea and returned to their home in Exmouth, Devon. The search for the outstanding crew member continued until 8.30pm, when the RNLI was stood down.
A Coastguard spokesman said: "HM Coastguard coordinated an extensive search today (Friday, May 19) after a small vessel with two people on board was reported to have sunk off the coast of Torquay. The alarm was raised at about 10.30am, prompting the immediate launch of the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Lee-on-Solent, and the RNLI all-weather lifeboat from Torbay.
