World · Europe · 16 hrs ago
Search for missing watersports participant near Scheveningen paused
A search began for a missing watersports participant off Scheveningen, in the Netherlands, after an alert shortly after 2 p.m.
The person was reportedly part of a group and went out of sight, and may have been surfing or kitesurfing.
Rescuers searched on land, at sea and from the air between Kijkduin and the Scheveningen pier.
Strong winds and high waves made conditions dangerous, and darkness led rescuers to stop the search in the evening.
The search resumed the next morning but was stopped again because of the weather.
The missing person has not been found, police said.
A search for a missing watersports participant off Scheveningen was halted on Sunday evening and restarted Monday morning.
The person had not been found by Monday, when the search was stopped again because of weather conditions.
The search covered the area between Kijkduin and the Scheveningen pier, on land, at sea and in the air.
The missing person was believed to be a surfer or kitesurfer and had been part of a group before going out of sight.
Strong winds and high waves made the search dangerous, and darkness also prevented a safe search on Sunday evening.
- Who
- A missing watersports participant, believed to be a surfer or kitesurfer.
- What
- A search was halted Sunday evening and stopped again Monday morning. The person had not been found.
- When
- The alarm was raised shortly after 14:00 on Sunday; the search was halted that evening and again Monday morning.
- Where
- Off Scheveningen, in the area between Kijkduin and the Scheveningen pier.
- Why
- Strong winds, high waves and darkness made it unsafe to continue the search.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Authorities were alerted about a missing watersports participant.
The search was halted because conditions were dangerous and darkness made a safe search impossible.
The search was stopped again because of weather conditions, and the person had still not been found.
- Search area
- Between Kijkduin and the Scheveningen pier
- Search methods
- On land, at sea and in the air
- Wind gusts
- Up to 80 kilometres per hour
- Missing person
- Believed to be a surfer or kitesurfer
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What people are saying
Despite the enormous effort by the emergency services, the missing person has unfortunately still not been found.