Storm Babet continues to batter the UK with strong winds and heavy rain today, with three dead and severe 'danger to life' warnings still in place.
02.10.2023 - 11:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A team of specialist divers have found 'no signs' of a missing grandmother who was swept away during severe flooding in Aberdeenshire last year.
Hazel Nairn, 71, vanished as she walked her dog in Monymusk on November 18, 2022. There has been no sign of her since flooding hit the area.
An extensive search party was launched in an effort to locate Hazel but cops called off the search on January 5, and the gran has never been found.
Aberdeen Live reports that an elite voluntary group from England called Beneath the Surface offered their services to Hazel's heartbroken family.
The group began their search of the River Don on Saturday, September 30 and were assisted by other volunteers in the north-east including Aberdeen Diving Services Ltd, Aberdeen Sub Aqua Club and Aberdeenshire Drone Services. Work continued into Sunday and clothing was discovered but they were not believed to have belonged to Hazel.
After concluding the search, Beneath the Surface said its team would return to Aberdeenshire in the future in an effort to bring closure to Hazel's family. The group was forced to call off the search party after finding no trace of her.
In a statement, Beneath the Surface said: "As our second day searching for Hazel Nairn comes to a close we wish to continue to raise awareness of Hazel being missing.
"While our weekend's search efforts have come to an end, we will be returning to continue further searches and planning for that has begun.
"We would like to say a huge thank you to Aberdeen Sub Aqua Club BSAC 67, Aberdeen Diving Services Ltd , Aberdeenshire Drone Services and every other volunteer who has joined us this weekend in effort to locate Hazel."
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