Search for missing anglers called off

[John]

William Carty, 47, and Craig Currie, 30, died on Loch Awe, Argyll, early on Saturday. Mr Carty's brother Steven, 42, and Thomas Douglas, 36, are still missing, presumed dead. All the men were from north Glasgow.

The accident happened in the early hours of Saturday and police divers continued to scour the deep waters of the loch on Sunday.

But no trace of the missing men was found and Strathclyde Police said the search was called off late on Sunday. It will resume again on Monday morning.

The hunt for the group began in the early hours of Saturday after a fifth member of the fishing party who had stayed behind at their campsite awoke to find his companions had not returned to their tents.

He realised his fellow anglers had not come back from the Tight Line pub on the opposite side of the loch and then heard desperate calls for help coming from the water.

Emergency services were called out but their bid to find the four men was hindered by the thick fog around Loch Awe.

Visibility was down to just 5m, and when fire crews initially arrived at the scene they could hear the men shouting for help, but could not see them.

A desperate search to rescue the men was launched but at about 6.15am on Saturday the bodies of Mr Carty and Mr Currie were recovered.

[DUKE NUKEM]

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