Police Search and
Rescue teams have been searching near Raglan again today for
the teenager swept off rocks on Saturday 17
November.
Police can now name the missing teenager as Jack
Macnicol, aged 17, from Te Awamutu.
Jack was fishing with
family members when he was swept off the rocks at around
1.30pm on Saturday.
An extensive search has been under way
since then.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Police Eagle
helicopter, Coastguard Air Patrol, Raglan Coastguard and the
Raglan Surf Club provided assistance to Police Search and
Rescue teams.
Today’s search has been land-based,
focused on the shoreline around Papanui Point.
We are
extremely grateful to all those who have assisted our Search
and Rescue teams – especially the volunteers, and family
and friends of Jack, who have been helping in the
search.
The search will be assessed on a daily basis going
forward, depending on weather and tidal conditions.
This
has been an extremely traumatic time for Jack’s family and
loved ones, and I would respectfully request that media give
the privacy and space that they need.
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