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25 August 2011
Last updated at 03:56 ET
One of two men seen jumping from a cliff at Anglesey in north Wales has died while the search for the other has resumed.
Coastguards say the young men were reported missing after jumping from cliffs at Cable Bay around 20:15 BST on Wednesday.
An RAF helicopter recovered one of the men from the sea but North Wales Police said he died on arrival at hospital.
A major search for the other continued until 01:00 BST.
It involved the helicopter from RAF Valley, lifeboat crews and coastguard rescue teams.
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The man pulled from the water was flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said a coastguard rescue team from Rhosneigr had resumed a search of the shoreline on Thursday morning.
Ray Steadman, head volunteer from Holyhead lifeboat, told BBC Radio Wales: "One of the casualties was airlifted by Sea King helicopter from Valley and transferred to Bangor.
"All the other search teams continued until the early hours of this morning where coastguards stood everybody down.
"Nothing was found and we don't know whether we are required further. It could just be coastguard teams that will continue the search but the RNLI crews are available if required."
Mr Steadman described the area where the incident happened.
"It's a very mixed area. You've got sandy beaches, you've got cliff faces, rocky coves.
"It was obviously dark so we were using flares for illumination and search lights of the all-weather lifeboat."
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Coastguards say the young men were reported missing after jumping from cliffs at Cable Bay around 20:15 BST on Wednesday.
An RAF helicopter recovered one of the men from the sea but North Wales Police said he died on arrival at hospital.
A major search for the other continued until 01:00 BST.
It involved the helicopter from RAF Valley, lifeboat crews and coastguard rescue teams.
Continue reading the main story “Start Quote
It was obviously dark so we were using flares for illumination and search lights of the all-weather lifeboat”
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Ray Steadman
Holyhead lifeboat
The man pulled from the water was flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said a coastguard rescue team from Rhosneigr had resumed a search of the shoreline on Thursday morning.
Ray Steadman, head volunteer from Holyhead lifeboat, told BBC Radio Wales: "One of the casualties was airlifted by Sea King helicopter from Valley and transferred to Bangor.
"All the other search teams continued until the early hours of this morning where coastguards stood everybody down.
"Nothing was found and we don't know whether we are required further. It could just be coastguard teams that will continue the search but the RNLI crews are available if required."
Mr Steadman described the area where the incident happened.
"It's a very mixed area. You've got sandy beaches, you've got cliff faces, rocky coves.
"It was obviously dark so we were using flares for illumination and search lights of the all-weather lifeboat."
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