Brit woman, 39, vanishes at sea after hiring 15ft boat on paradise island Formentera as police launch major search
A search operation is underway to find her
SEARCH AT SEA Brit woman, 39, vanishes at sea after hiring 15ft boat on paradise island Formentera as police launch major search
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A MAJOR search is underway in Spain for a Brit woman who vanished after hiring a boat on the island of Formentera.
The alarm was raised on Wednesday evening when she failed to return a motor boat she hired earlier that day.
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The search was expected to continue first thing this morning
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The missing Brit is reported to have hired a boat
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Spanish coastguard officers used a search and rescue helicopter in the operation along with two coastguard vessels.
One was mobilised from Ibiza, while the other combed the coastline off Formentera - the smallest of the inhabited Balearic Islands.
Civil Guard officers are also understood to be conducting a land search.
The search was expected to continue first thing this morning, but officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
The missing Brit is reported to have hired a boat and left for "a quick boat ride" from Formentera port La Salina in on Wednesday afternoon.
The rental firm is understood to have taken part in yesterday's search.
Messages have been sent to other mariners in the area to provide descriptions of the vessel.
It is know clear if the missing Brit lives in Spain or was on holiday in the Balearic Islands.
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