Searches were initially made of places he was known to visit and when that was unsuccessful, search and rescue teams were deployed just after 5pm on Saturday. Four teams from Taupō and Tūrangi searched 2 kilometres south of Mangakino on the Waikato River Trail, police search and rescue co-ordinator Senior Constable Barry Shepherd said. “It was getting dark, and he’d been gone a day, so we were pretty keen to find him as soon as possible,” he said. “He was last seen on that river trail, so we combed that area hoping for the best.” At roughly 10pm, the Eagle helicopter joined the search hoping to find the man byusing its infrared camera.
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Charles Chaz Strange was reported missing from Whangaroa Marina on Sunday, and police found a body in their search on Monday evening. Strange s body was found in the water on Monday. Head of Northland police’s Search and Rescue Squad, Senior Sergeant Cliff Metcalfe, said in both cases the contribution from the public and volunteers were crucial in finding the missing men and being able to return them to their families. “The community rallies in these sorts of times of adversity, and police really appreciate the support, he said. “It’s not the results we were hoping for, but we were able to return these loved ones to their families, for which they were very grateful.”