Storm Boleo just killed a woman in the sea and a Scottish man is still missing
A woman in her 50s has died after being swept into the sea off the Isle of Wight.
At the same time, a search for a missing man in Scotland has just been called off. He has not been found.
Both happened during Storm Boleo. Gusts reached 70mph across the UK.
So here's what we know.
The woman was walking her dog on the coastal path between Sandown and Shanklin, during the storm, when a wave swept her into the sea.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary got the call from the ambulance service at 11.17am.
Her body was found in the water south of Sandown Pier shortly after midday.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hampshire Police says quote "she was pronounced deceased at the scene".
That's the police saying nothing more could be done.
A cordon went up on Sandown Esplanade. A rendezvous point was set up outside the Napoleon's Landing apartments.
One report says Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 375 was sent from Lee-on-Solent. Bembridge RNLI's all-weather lifeboat joined the search too.
The woman has not been officially identified. Her next of kin know. A file is going to the coroner.
Her dog is understood to have survived. That has not come from an official statement.
Now, hundreds of miles north, a second emergency was playing out.
HM Coastguard got a call at 12.20am this morning. A person had been swept into the sea by large waves at Largs, in North Ayrshire.
So what got sent? A coastguard helicopter and an aeroplane. Coastguard rescue teams from two nearby towns. Lifeboats from two RNLI stations. Police Scotland and fire crews too.
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