One person is still missing after a boat sank on Lough Erne

Five people were rescued as RNLI lifeboats are still searching.

Updated 9.07 PM

SEARCH TEAMS ON Lough Erne are continuing to search for one person after a boat capsized this evening.

Six people were on board the vessel when it capsized and sank with five people subsequently rescued.

A number of Enniskillen RNLI lifeboats are involved in the search and an Irish Coast Guard helicopter is also overhead.

Major rescue underway near Portora lock. Reports that 6 people were on boat when it capsized and sank. One missing pic.twitter.com/tfhTwuxrmZ
— Julian Fowler (@FermanaghJulian) May 16, 2014

Julian Fowler / Twitter

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