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Bodies found in police loch search

Police searching for four men missing in a Scottish loch have recovered two bodies.

The four men are believed to have been out in a small boat in Loch Awe, Argyll.

A search was launched after the men were reported missing.

Strathclyde Police confirmed the bodies of two men were found about two and a half hours later.

The police, Clyde Coastguard and an RAF rescue helicopter were all involved in the hunt.

And a Strathclyde Police spokesman said efforts to find the two men still missing were continuing.

He said: "All available means are being used for the search and the search is still ongoing at present."

Two of the men involved in the incident are understood to be aged in their 30s, while two are believed to be in their 40s.

The police spokesman said: "Strathclyde Police were called out at approximately 3.45am with a report of four men missing.

"It is believed they were in a small boat on Loch Awe, near to Kilchurn Castle near to Dalmally."

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