Man arrested following David Haw disappearance

A major search is still underway for a missing man off Poole Harbour (Picture: CorinMesser/BNPS)

A teenager has been arrested by police after a 24-year-old man went missing in Dorset.

David Haw fell from an inflatable boat at around 2am on Monday morning.

Police have detained a 19-year-old man on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the incident.

Throughout today, lifeboat crews and coastguards were scouring the water for David’s body.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: ‘Officers are continuing in their efforts to locate a man who has gone overboard from a boat in Poole Harbour.

‘At 1.59am on Monday we received a report that 24-year-old David Haw from Sussex had fallen off a RIB.

‘Officers from the police, including dive teams, are continuing to carry out targeted searches of the Poole Harbour area and are assisted by HM Coastguard, the RNLI and volunteers from DorSAR and Wessex Flood and Water Rescue Unit.

‘An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident has been launched and police are working alongside the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in accordance with established protocols.

Undated handout photo issued by Dorset Police of David Haw who went overboard from a rigid inflatable boat in Poole Harbour just before 2am on Monday. Issue date: Monday May 2, 2022. PA Photo. Poole, Southbourne, Kimmeridge and Swanage Coastguard Rescue Teams, two Poole RNLI lifeboats, a coastguard search and rescue helicopter, Dorset Search and Rescue and the police have all been involved in the search. See PA story ACCIDENT Poole . Photo credit should read: Dorset Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

David Haw, 24, fell overboard from a rig early Monday morning (Picture: PA)

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833. Pic: CorinMesser/BNPS Pictured: Search efforts in Poole Harbour. A major search is underway for a man who fell overboard from a boat in the early hours of this morning. The alarm was raised at just before 2am after he tumbled into the water in Poole Harbour, Dorset. Police, two lifeboats, three coastguard teams and a coastguard search and rescue helicopter are scouring the water and coastline in a desperate bid to find him. Searches began during the night with residents reporting hearing a helicopter flying overhead from 3am.

The alarm was raised at just before 2am at Poole Harbour (Picture: CorinMesser/BNPS)

‘A 19-year-old man from the Southampton area has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and remains in police custody.’

Detective Inspector Wayne Seymour, of Dorset Police, said: ‘Our multi-agency search efforts are ongoing to locate David and there will continue to be a police presence in the harbour and surrounding areas.

‘We are continuing to keep David’s family updated with any developments and are doing all we can to support them at this difficult time.

‘We are carrying out inquiries to establish what happened in order to help us locate David and would urge anyone with information that may assist our searches to please get in touch urgently.’

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