"Search for missing fisherman - update"
Please attribute to Sergeant Matt Tailby, Greymouth Police:
Divers
searching for missing fisherman Kieran Lynch have finished
searching for the day.
The search is expected to
continue tomorrow, as long as weather conditions in the area
remain favourable.
Mr Lynch has not been seen since
the Wendy J sank near Smooth Water Bay, Haast, on 14
September 2017.
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