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. .
The search, which yielded no results, was called off Sunday afternoon due to weather conditions. They will resume this Monday morning.
The operations involved crews from the Praia da Vitória and Angra rescue stations, members of the local command of the Praia da Vitória Marine Police, as well as divers from the Praia da Vitória volunteer firefighters and volunteer recreational divers, as well as an Air Force aircraft. Portuguese.
According to authorities, “the man dived and did not return to land.”
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Source: CM Jornal
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