Search teams are attempting to locate a 28-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday morning, 27 July, while stand-up paddleboarding off Arrifana Beach, in the municipality of Aljezur, the Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN) has said.
According to the AMN, the man is believed to have got into difficulty while paddleboarding off the Algarve beach before disappearing.
The alarm was raised at around 11.30am by a friend who had been accompanying him during the activity. "Following the alert, search operations were launched immediately and are being coordinated by the Captain of the Port and the Local Commander of the Lagos Maritime Police," the authority said in a statement.
The search operation is continuing by sea, land, and air. Drones operated by the Aljezur Fire Brigade and a Portuguese Air Force aircraft have been deployed to assist in the operation, the AMN added.
The search also involves crews from the Sagres Lifeboat Station, officers from the Lagos Maritime Police, the AMN's SeaWatch project, and firefighters from the Aljezur Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Source: AMN
Photo credit: AMN
