27 Aug 2016

Search continues for fisherman at sea

11:21 am on 27 August 2016

The search has resumed this morning for an 18-year-old man missing in the sea off New Plymouth since Monday.

Moturoa Island in the Bay of Islands near New Plymouth.

Moturoa Island in the Bay of Islands near New Plymouth. Photo: Wikicommons

The man was clearing craypots with a 26-year-old friend when their dinghy capsized near Moturoa Island.

Searchers are scouring the coast and water areas close to the shore at Paritutu.

There were 35 people involved in the search, including volunteers from Whanganui and Taranaki as well as police staff.