Police are assessing
the next step in the search for the 54-year-old man Kevin
Hartley.
He was last seen driving a quad bike from
Parewanui Road, Scott's Ferry to the beach towards the
bombing range tower in Santoft Forest on Friday evening last
week (16 February).
After five days of searching Police
have failed to find Kevin, despite the enormous effort by
all the agencies and volunteer civilians involved.
This
has been a very difficult time for Kevin’s family and
Police continue to liaise closely with them.
There will be
no active searching for the next two days while the search
data to date is reviewed and planning is undertaken to
recommence searching in the weekend.
Police are enormously
grateful for the hospitality provided by the Bulls Fire
Service and the local
community.
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