17 Jan 2018

Search for missing skydiver put on hold

12:55 pm on 17 January 2018

The search for a missing skydiver in Lake Wakatipu is on hold while the police get more equipment.

Frankton Arm, Lake Wakatipu.

Frankton Arm, Lake Wakatipu. Photo: RNZ / Ian Telfer

Californian Tyler Nii, 27, is presumed dead, after he plunged into the lake during a tandem skydive last week.

His instructor was pulled from the lake with minor bruises.

The area Mr Nii crashed into is thought to be about 250 metres deep and the Police Dive Squad has been searching the lake using sonar equipment.

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