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Search For Missing Man Off Wairarapa Coast Suspended
13 January 2013 – 2.25pm
Search For Missing Man Off Wairarapa
Coast Suspended
The search for a 72-year-old man missing off the Wairarapa coast has been formally suspended.
The Martinborough man went out from Sandy Bay near Te Awaiti at 11am on Thursday to set a crayfish pot, and on Friday his 2-3m inflatable boat was found 68km (37 nautical miles) off the coast
Since Friday the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has managed a search involving a RNZAF P3 Orion, helicopters, fishing boats and the Police Dive Squad, which undertook a series of dives in the Sandy Bay area throughout Saturday.
The decision to suspend the search was reached after a detailed review.
Maritime New Zealand says the man's family have been informed of the decision. It says the decision would be reviewed, should any new information come to light.
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www.maritimenz.govt.nz
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