Search for missing kitesurfer off Scheveningen halted by weather
A kitesurfer reported missing off Scheveningen on Sunday had not been found by Monday, when worsening weather forced rescuers to suspend the search. It was not known when the operation would resume.
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A kitesurfer who went missing off Scheveningen on Sunday has not been found, and the search was called off around lunchtime on Monday because of the weather, Dutch news agency ANP reported. No further search was planned for Monday, and it was not known when the operation would resume.
The kitesurfer was reported missing at about 2pm on Sunday. Strong winds, high waves and darkness halted the search that evening, which had been due to continue on Monday morning.
Rescuers initially searched the stretch of coast between Kijkduin and Noordwijk, then narrowed the area to Scheveningen after learning the kitesurfer was last seen off its coast. Boats from the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) in Scheveningen, Katwijk aan Zee, Noordwijk aan Zee and Ter Heijde took part, alongside a coastguard helicopter.
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