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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Desperate search for 12-year-old boy swept out to sea sparking rescue attempt by relatives</span></span></h1>
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<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold;">It's thought he was playing with another boy when he was caught in a wave</span></li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold;">It is believed that the grandfather of one of the boys tried to grab him</span></li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold;">The father managed to rescue the other young boy from the surf</span></li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold;">The coastguard, RNLI lifeboats, an RAF helicopter and police are involved</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A search is under way for a 12-year-old boy who has been swept out to sea at Aberffraw, Anglesey, North Wales.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is understood that he was paddling in the shallows with another young boy when a large wave came in and they both got into difficulty.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Anglesey coastguard manager Dave Brewer said it was understood the father of one of the boys managed to grab him while the grandfather tried to grab the other child, who is now missing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Missing: A search is under way to find a boy, 12, who was swept out to sea after becoming stuck on rocks at Aberffraw, Anglesey, North Wales. At least one helicopter (pictured) is involved in the search" class="blkBorder img-share" data-track-pos="0" height="452" id="i-10439d839ff8de4e" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/29/article-2737844-20E6D53800000578-549_634x452.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="634" /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Missing: A search is under way to find a boy, 12, who was swept out to sea after becoming stuck on rocks at Aberffraw, Anglesey, North Wales. At least one helicopter (pictured) is involved in the search</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Rescue: Three Coastguard rescue teams, an RAF helicopter and RNLI volunteers are among those who responded to the 999 call. Pictured: A helicopter at Aberffaw Beach, Anglesey on Friday afternoon" class="blkBorder img-share" data-track-pos="1" height="534" id="i-6de55792942b43fe" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/29/article-2737844-20E6D52B00000578-584_634x534.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="634" /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rescue: Three Coastguard rescue teams, an RAF helicopter and RNLI volunteers are among those who responded to the 999 call. Pictured: A helicopter at Aberffaw Beach, Anglesey on Friday afternoon</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Speaking to the BBC, he said: 'The grandfather went in to rescue the other lad and a wave swept over. He managed to grab the rocks but lost grip of the child that is missing.'</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The alarm was raised at around 12.30pm on Friday. Coastguards rescue teams, RNLI lifeboats, a RAF rescue helicopter, a police helicopter and an air ambulance have been searching the water all afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The weather conditions are said to be rough with very choppy seas - swells were reported as being 10ft-high earlier today.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A spokesperson for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: 'Coastguards are this afternoon searching for a 12-year-old boy who is believed to have been swept out to sea at Aberffraw.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Holyhead Coastguard received a 999 call at around 12.30 this lunchtime reporting that three people were stuck on rocks in the estuary.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Further information then suggested that two men had managed to make it back to shore, plus a young boy. However another youngster was caught in the large waves and swept out to sea.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'The Rhosneigr, Holyhead, Bangor and Moelfre Coastguard rescue teams along with two Coastguard sector managers are currently involved in the search, alongside the RNLI lifeboats from Porthdinllaen, Holyhead, and Trearddur Bay, the search and rescue helicopter from RAF Valley and North Wales Police.'</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Difficult conditions: The weather has deteriorated off the coast of Aberffaw, Anglesey, where the boy went missing. It is said to be rough with very choppy seas - swells were reported as being 10ft-high earlier today" class="blkBorder img-share" data-track-pos="2" height="459" id="i-1c8100b4dd2c53c4" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/29/article-2737844-20E71C1400000578-727_634x459.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="634" /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Difficult conditions: The weather has deteriorated off the coast of Aberffaw, Anglesey, where the boy went missing. It is said to be rough with very choppy seas - swells were reported as being 10ft-high earlier today</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Dangerous: It is thought that the 12-year-old boy was with two men and another young boy, all of whom made it safely to shore. File photo of Aberffraw Beach, where rescue helicopters were seen this afternoon" class="blkBorder img-share" data-track-pos="3" height="319" id="i-1d9523d0f9d74527" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/29/article-2737844-20E6A65500000578-811_634x319.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="634" /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dangerous: It is thought that the 12-year-old boy was with two men and another young boy, all of whom made it safely to shore. File photo of Aberffraw Beach, where rescue helicopters were seen this afternoon</span></div>
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Desperate search for 12-year-old boy swept out to sea sparking rescue attempt by relatives

Desperate search for 12-year-old boy swept out to sea sparking rescue attempt by relatives A 12-year-old boy was swept out to sea in Ang...

Desperate search for 12-year-old boy swept out to sea sparking rescue attempt by relatives

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