10 Apr 2015

Sonar to find Canterbury kayaker

2:02 pm on 10 April 2015

Sonar equipment will be used today in the search for the body of a kayaker in Canterbury's Lake Coleridge at the weekend.

Police diver

Photo: RNZ

The search for the man, who was in the army, is now in its sixth day.

The police said he went to the lake on his own last Saturday and was not involved in any military training.

His name has yet to be released.

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