A man in his 40s went missing on Saturday evening at sea near the Fradinhos islets on the island of Terceira in the Azores, the National Maritime Authority reported this Sunday.
According to Maritime authorities, at 18:30 (19:30 Lisbon), an alert was received from the victim’s friend that he had not returned from diving.
“A search was immediately launched on the spot by the crew of the Praia da Vitória and Angra do Heroísmo rescue station, members of the Praia da Vitória Local Marine Police Command, supported by a Portuguese Air Force aircraft,” the organization said. .
Maritime authorities say the search “was interrupted last night.” [sábado] due to lack of visibility and resumed this morning, involving crews from the Praia da Vitória and Angra do Heroísmo rescue stations, members of the local command of the Praia da Vitória Marine Police, as well as divers from the Praia da Vitória Volunteer Service . Victory for firefighters.”
Volunteer amateur divers will join the search operations, and “according to the data that could be established, the man was diving and did not return to land.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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