Officers have been carrying out searches for a man who has gone missing in the water in the Purbeck area.
At 5.47pm on Sunday 21 June 2020 Dorset Police was called by the ambulance service following a report that a man – aged in his 20s and from London – had gone missing while swimming at Durdle Door.
It is reported that the man was swimming with two other people when he got into difficulty and did not return to the shore.
HM Coastguard carried out extensive searches yesterday to try and locate him, assisted by Dorset Police officers, the RNLI and the ambulance service.
Chief Inspector Stu Pitman, of Dorset Police, said: “Searches are continuing today in the area to try and locate the missing man.
“I would urge anyone with information that may assist our enquiries to please get in touch.”
Anyone with information or knowledge as to the missing swimmer’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting incident number 21:331.
