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06/08/2013
Two Drown In Ayrshire Reservoir
A 17-year-old boy and 20-year-old man have drowned in a reservoir at Ardrossan, North Ayrshire.
The alarm was raised at around 20:00 when the pair where seen going into the water at Mill Glen Reservoir but failed to resurface.
Police, coastguard and a rescue helicopter were called out to assist the search for the pair.
Their bodies were recovered at around midnight.
Police have said that there is no suspicious circumstance surrounding the deaths.
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The alarm was raised at around 20:00 when the pair where seen going into the water at Mill Glen Reservoir but failed to resurface.
Police, coastguard and a rescue helicopter were called out to assist the search for the pair.
Their bodies were recovered at around midnight.
Police have said that there is no suspicious circumstance surrounding the deaths.
(MH/CD)
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