1 Sep, 2023 @ 12:18
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Video shows ‘moment two missing paddle surfers headed out to sea’ before vanishing: Desperate search enters its FIFTH day off Spain’s Costa del Sol

Expat community rallies round family of missing paddle surfers: Thousands raised  to fly out relatives of Maxi, 29, and Emmanuel, 34,  a WEEK after they vanished off Spain's Costa del Sol
Missing paddle boarders Maxi and Emmanuel

THIS is believed to be the moment two missing paddle surfers headed out to sea in Malaga before seemingly vanishing into thin air.

In a video shared online, two men can be seen sharing a board as they embark on what they thought would be an enjoyable sunset surfing session last Sunday.

But Maxi Ludvik, 29, and Emmanuel Soria, 34, have not been seen since they set off from Misericordia beach in Malaga city on that fateful afternoon.

The anguished families are convinced that the clip which surfaced last night is indeed of the two young men.

Missing paddle boarders
Missing paddle boarders Maxi and Emmanuel

It comes as the desperate search entered its fifth day on Friday.

Rescuers today widened their search to Marbella and Torrox as well as 12 miles out to sea.

The search team consists of the Tarifa Rescue Centre, Maritime Rescue, the Guardia Civil, Red Cross and a Helimer helicopter.

Since Monday, rescuers have scoured the sea for 15 hours per day, covering more than 7,000sqkm.

The paddle surf believed to have been shared by the young men was discovered at around 6.43pm on Monday.

It was found by a sailboat some 15 miles southeast of Malaga.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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