Sun, 30 Oct, 2022 - 12:17

Emergency services conduct search of Belfast Lough

The public were asked to avoid the region around the inlet.
Emergency services conduct search of Belfast Lough

By Benjamin Cooper, PA

Police and other emergency services were searching the Belfast Lough area early on Sunday morning.

A man has been reported as missing after falling from a ferry which was docked in Belfast Harbour.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland asked the public to avoid the area.

FlightRadar showed a Rescue 199 helicopter scanning the lough just after midnight.

Police said there were no further details available.

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