Two teenagers missing after Down canoe accident

A major search is underway for two teenagers who were out in a canoe that capsized on a lake in Castlewellan Forest Park, in the foothills of Mourne Mountains.

Two teenagers missing after Down canoe accident

A major search is underway for two teenagers who were out in a canoe that capsized on a lake in Castlewellan Forest Park, in the foothills of Mourne Mountains.

The alarm was raised by the third person who was in the canoe, as he managed to get swim ashore and subsequently raise the alarm. An 18-year-old male and a 16-year-old girl are still missing.

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