Roadford reservoir boat capsizing: Search for missing people

Searches are continuing for two disabled people who have been missing since a boat capsized on a lake.

Police were called to Roadford Lake near Okehampton, Devon, at 13:30 BST on Wednesday.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said "the vessel was carrying six occupants, four have been rescued but two disabled persons still remain unaccounted for."

One person remains in Derriford Hospital in a critical condition.

Officers are supporting the families of all those involved.

The MAIB said it had opened an investigation into the "capsize of a motor vessel on Roadford Lake in Devon".

Coastguard, fire, ambulance and air ambulance crews were all at the scene on Wednesday, with support from the Coastguard helicopter.

All of those on the boat, which has been secured by police, were adults and believed to be local to Devon.

The South West Lakes Trust, which runs the activity centre, said on its website the lake had been closed for the day.

The 730 acre (1.9 square mile) lake has been a reservoir since 1989 and supplies water to Plymouth and other parts of south Devon, according to Visit Dartmoor.

It is often used for kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding and sailing.

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