Navy assisting Taranaki Police in ongoing search off New
Plymouth
The Navy is assisting Taranaki Police in the
ongoing search for the bodies of Bryce Jourdain and Stephen
Kahukaka-Gedye, who were swept away during a rockclimbing
exercise on Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth two weeks
ago.
The body of the third missing person, 17 year old
Felipe Melo, of Brazil, was recovered on Sunday (19 August
2012).
Incident Controller Inspector Frank Grant says
searching for the bodies of Topec instructor 42 year old
Bryce Jourdain and 17 year old student Stephen
Kahukaka-Gedye has continued this week.
"Yesterday Navy
officers arrived in New Plymouth with sonar equipment and
have conducted a marine search for several hours today,
accompanied by members of the Police National Dive
Squad."
Inspector Grant says data will be analysed this
evening and a decision will then be made as to whether Dive
Squad members will be deployed in the water tomorrow to any
particular areas of interest.
"Today Police staff have
also searched the main breakwater in the Port area on the
seaward side for several hours, but sadly, we have not yet
located the bodies of Bryce or Stephen."
Inspector Grant
says Police are continuing to put every effort into locating
the bodies to be able to return them to their families and
provide them with some closure following the tragic events
of Wednesday 8 August.
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