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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Abigail Nicholson

Search for missing man in River Mersey suspended

Emergency services have confirmed the search for a missing swimmer in New Brighton has been suspended.

Police, Coastguard, RNLI and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had been searching the water, off the Wirral coast, for almost 24 hours after reports a person had gone missing. The search was launched at around 10.30pm on Tuesday, when another swimmer was able to make it back to shore safely and raised the alarm.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said a lifeboat and hovercraft were sent out as part of the search. This morning saw a number of emergency services still at the scene looking for the swimmer, who they have confirmed is a man.

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