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Search suspended for missing Auckland man whose dinghy was found near Motutapu Island

Search for missing rafter on West Coast to continue on Wednesday

Search continues for man missing after falling from raft on West Coast river

Seventeen police officers, Land Search and Rescue personnel and volunteers helped with the search on Monday. Three field teams scoured the riverbanks, a jet boat searched along the river and a helicopter surveyed the area from the air as of 7am on Monday, the spokeswoman said. NZ Police/Stuff The rafter fell into the Ahaura River at an area known as Griffin Flat, 25km upstream from the Ahaura bridge. Police divers were also called in to help. Nothing was found on Monday though and the search was put on hold overnight. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency acting regional relationships director Ian Duncan said events to celebrate the new Ahaura River Bridge were being reassessed.

Taranaki Regional Council asked to set up emergency services fund for grassroots search and rescue groups

“Communities rely upon the services of Land Search and Rescue volunteers, often in scenarios or incidents where no other emergency service organisation can help,” he said in the submission. Historically LandSAR helped locate people missing, injured or lost in the outdoors, while Wandersearch volunteers helped locate people who have dementia, or Alzheimer’s. An emergency services fund would be similar to funding provided to LandSAR by the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regional councils, he said. LandSAR receives some government funding to help run the national organisation and support membership, but it was not enough to cover all equipment or training needs, he said.

Police launch search for man missing after falling from raft on West Coast river

Police launch search for man missing after falling from raft on West Coast river
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