Search for missing Scots teenager in Wales switches from sea to land Sea rescue teams hunting for a schoolgirl missing since getting into difficulty in waters off a busy holiday resort have called off their search. Coastguard teams and air and foot patrols have been scouring the coastline near Barry Island, South Wales. A major search operation was triggered on Sunday after 14-year-old Holly McClymont, from Glasgow, was reported missing. It was feared the schoolgirl might have got into difficulty in an area of Whitmore Bay which can be prone to strong tidal currents. But a delay of up to an hour before concerns were reported left open the possibility she had reached dry land and then gone missing. As a result South Wales Police have been carrying out parallel land inquiries as a low water shoreline search continued. Holly was visiting Barry Island with her mother Sarah and other family members. David Jones, the duty watch manager at Swansea Coastguard, said its operation had effectively become a police missing person search. He said: "Basically, at the moment, the coastguard has completed the low water search so from our point of view we have now suspended searching and formally handed over to South Wales Police. We have exhausted efforts searching the sea. There is nothing to suggest that she was in the water and nothing to suggest she was not in the water. As far as we are concerned the sea search element of the operation is complete. He added: "We just hope that if she is found it will be alive and on land. It is now a police missing persons investigation. In a police statement earlier Holly was identified as the missing girl for the first time and it was confirmed she was from Glasgow. She is described as white, 5ft 7in 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," police said. Superintendent Marc Lamerton, of Barry Police Station, said: "This is obviously a very worrying time for Holly's family and we are keeping them updated. At the time he said that while the focus of the search was at sea police were keen to hear from anyone who might have seen her yesterday. He added: "Barry Island was extremely busy and we would appeal for anyone with information to contact South Wales Police on 101."