Devon and Cornwall police said the families had been informed of the development and were being supported by specially trained officers. The official identification has not been done yet. Earlier, the Maritime Accident Investigation Department (MAIB) said on its website that the two missing persons were disabled. Emergency services and rescue teams were able to rescue four people after the incident Wednesday afternoon on Roadford Lake in Okehampton. Two people were pulled out of the water safely and evacuated by ambulances that remained on the spot. Two other people were removed from the water and taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for treatment. One was discharged but the other remains in hospital in critical condition. No other boats were involved in the incident. Ch Supt Dan Evans said: “This is an extremely painful incident and our thoughts are with all those involved and their loved ones, with whom we work closely together to offer help and support wherever we can. “Every effort has been made to locate the two missing persons as soon as possible. Tragically, we can confirm that the bodies of two people were located and retrieved this afternoon. “Our priority is to support their families.” Multiple services were deployed, including police, fire, ambulance, air ambulance, coast guard and search and rescue teams with specialized equipment and drones. Police said those traveling in the group were all adults and are believed to have all been natives of Devon. The MAIB wrote earlier on Twitter that it had begun its investigation into “the capsizing of a motor boat yesterday on Lake Roadford in Devon”. The 730-acre lake, which has been a reservoir since 1989, is often used by people for kayaking, canoeing, rowing and sailing.
