A teenage schoolgirl who went missing after getting into difficulty in the sea at a busy resort in Wales has been named.
Police say Holly McClymont, 14, from Glasgow, was visiting Barry Island with her family when she went missing on Sunday afternoon.
Rescue crews started looking for Holly after friends saw her struggling in the water at Whitmore Bay, police said.
But it is believed she may have been in trouble up to an hour before the first emergency call was made at about 3.45pm.
Three lifeboats, a police helicopter and an RAF search and rescue helicopter joined the search.
A police spokesman said: "Holly McClymont, aged 14, from Glasgow, was last seen by friends in difficulty in the sea on Sunday.
"The incident was reported to a PCSO patrolling Barry Island and enquiries have been continuing to locate Holly who was in Barry visiting family.
Holly is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, of average build, with long black hair dyed red.
She was last seen wearing a multi-coloured floral dress, described as short at the front and longer at the back.
The coastguard has expressed disbelief that the alarm was not raised sooner when the girl disappeared.
"We are dumbfounded that something wasn't said to us earlier and are investigating but our main priority is the search," Steve Jones, rescue centre manager for HM Coastguard Swansea, said.
Police have appealed for help from anyone who saw Holly Superintendent Marc Lamerton, based at Barry Police Station, has appealed for information from the public.
"Our last sighting of Holly is at around 2.45pm in the sea, in the part of the bay nearest the Island Leisure Amusement arcade, Western Shelter, Barry Island," he said.
"While the focus of the search is at sea we are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen Holly yesterday.
"Barry Island was extremely busy and we would appeal for anyone with information to contact South Wales Police on 101.
"This is obviously a very worrying time for Holly's family and we are keeping them updated."
Searching the sea around the area where she went missing was made a priority on Sunday, but parallel police inquiries were made on land.
Police checked the address where she was staying and spoke to Holly's friends who had been in the water with her.
Police hoped she would be found on dry land despite search efforts being concentrated on the sea.
Despite the ongoing search, hundreds of holidaymakers were not deterred from going back in the sea off the same beach.
Barry resident Sue Voss said locals were aware of the potential dangers of the sea and knew that tides could be treacherous.
"The tides are dangerous here, you can get pulled out to sea. That is why you should always stay between the red and yellow flags," she said.
"If you are from somewhere inland it is easy to think that there is no danger. On a sunny day it all looks so inviting."
She said a friend lost her dog several years ago when it went into the sea at nearby Knap beach and was washed away by currents.
Whitmore Bay is part of an enclosed stretch of coastline although the tidal range - the difference between high and low tide - is one of the highest in the world.
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