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Three-day search for missing windsurfer off Norfolk coast called off after board and sail recovered

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A three-day search off the Norfolk coast for a 65-year-old windsurfer with ‘distinctive’ long blond hair was called off last night when his board and sail were found. Norfolk Police said Chris Bamfield’s family have been informed and the ‘tragic’ belief now is that he is dead. An experienced, veteran windsurfer, he vanished on Saturday … Read more

Rescuers save windsurfer after resident spots him while looking through a telescope from house

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Rescuers save windsurfer ten miles from land after resident spots him in trouble while looking through a telescope from their house The resident in Anstruther, Fife, dialled 999 and asked for the Coastguard Both RNLI lifeboats from Anstruther were launched to search for the windsurfer   He can be heard in video footage telling his rescuers … Read more