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Brit holidaymaker, 23, disappears while swimming in sea at hols hotspot as major search operation launched

A MAJOR search operation has been launched to find a British man who has gone missing in a popular holiday hotspot. The 23-year-old was last spotted swimming on Peneco Beach in southern Portugal with a 19-year-old man, also from the UK. The teenager managed to leave the water without needing help,...

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What happened Brit holidaymaker, 23, disappears while swimming in sea at hols hotspot as major search operation launched.
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The SunNews report · Jun 11, 10:06 PM

Brit holidaymaker, 23, disappears while swimming in sea at hols hotspot as major search operation launched

A MAJOR search operation has been launched to find a British man who has gone missing in a popular holiday hotspot. The 23-year-old was last spotted swimming on Peneco Beach in southern Por...

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The Sun (US)News report · Jun 11, 10:06 PM

Brit holidaymaker, 23, disappears while swimming in sea at hols hotspot as major search operation launched

A MAJOR search operation has been launched to find a British man who has gone missing in a popular holiday hotspot. The 23-year-old was last spotted swimming on Peneco Beach in southern Por...

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Jun 11, 10:06 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Jun 11, 10:06 PM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.