Pictured: Missing man, 46, swept into the sea from rocks in Anglesey which sparked major search – as coastguard hunt comes to an end

• New photos show the 46-year-old man who was swept into the sea on Saturday
• Gareth Bowen was washed off rocks near Trearddur Bay at 7pm on 29 July

New photos show the 46-year-old fisherman who was swept into the sea from rocks on Holy Island, which sits off the coast of Anglesey. 

Gareth Bowen was reported missing after being washed into the sea from rocks in Trearddur Bay, on Holy Island off the coast of Wales, just after 7pm on July 29.

The incident sparked a major search operation for the missing fisherman which ended at 4pm yesterday without finding the Mr Bowen.

The fisherman’s family have now thanked those involved in the search operation and have said they are ‘extremely grateful’ for the efforts from those involved. 

HM Coastguard, which coordinated the multi-agency search, noted the ‘extensive’ operation was conducted in ‘strong winds’ and rough sea conditions’. 

Gareth Bowen, 46, (pictured) was reported missing after being swept into the sea off Trearddur Bay, Holy Island just after 7pm on July 29.

The incident sparked a major search operation co-ordinated by HM Coastguard involving RNLI lifeboats and a helicopter

Mr Bowen’s mother, Lorraine, said: ‘Our family are extremely grateful for the searches and effort undertaken by all of the agencies involved in the searches to find Gareth since Saturday evening.’ 

North Wales Police said investigations into the incident are ‘ongoing’.  

The Coastguard immediately began searching for Gareth Bowen after he was reported missing from Ravens Point, Trearddur Bay at 7.05pm.

An HM Coastguard helicopter and RNLI lifeboats from Trearddur Bay were involved in the search, alongside rope teams who entered the water.  

The extensive search operation continued into the night before restarting the following morning.   

The hunt was, however, called off at 4pm yesterday after search teams failed to find the missing fisherman. 

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Cemaes, Holyhead, Moelfre, Penmon and Rhosneigr were also involved, while North Wales Police and the Welsh Ambulance Service were alerted.

The search operation was called off at 4pm on July 30 after it failed to find Gareth Bowen

Andy Hodgson, a helmsman and spokesperson for Trearddur Bay lifeboat station, told the PA news agency: ‘We were searching from 7.05pm last night to midnight and then again from first light this morning through to late afternoon.

‘We were told there was somebody fishing, a friend of theirs had called the Coastguard to say their colleague, a friend had been washed off the rocks.’

He said it was a man who was swept into the sea.

‘It was quite heavy weather, strong wind and a large swell,’ he said.

It comes after North Wales Police on Saturday said there was a ‘serious police incident currently ongoing at Ravens Point, Trearddur Bay’.

The force had urged members of the public to avoid the area.

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