Daily Mirror

Body hunt as boat Brit lost at reservoir

- BY ANDY LINES Chief Reporter

A BRITON was feared dead after his inflatable banana boat overturned on a reservoir in Portugal.

Police said they were “probably looking for a body” in the search for Richard Chapelow, 29.

He had been staying at the mansion of billionair­e Jon Hunt, founder of estate agent Foxtons.

His son, Harry Hunt, said: “My family and I are devastated by the loss of Richard. It is a time of great sorrow.”

Mr Chapelow went into the water at the Santa Clara Dam, a spot popular for watersport­s, 35 miles north of the Algarve coast.

The Foreign Office said: “We’re helping the family of a British man reported missing and are in contact with local authoritie­s.”

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MISSING Richard Capelow

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