Major search after two persons remain missing in boat capsized in Roadford Lake Oakehampton

Published: 5:28 pm June 8, 2022

Updated: 7:55 pm March 8, 2026

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At around 1.30pm today [Wednesday 8 June], emergency services were called to Roadford Lake in Lewdown, Okehampton, after reports that a boat had capsized in the water.

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A large number of people were said to be on the boat at the time.

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