Police dive squad arrives in Glenorchy
The police dive squad has arrived at Glenorchy this morning to search for a person missing since an intensive, unsuccessful search yesterday afternoon.
A search was launched on Lake Wakatipu at Glenorchy following an incident where one person had gone missing in the water.
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Yesterday's intensive helicopter search was not successful. Image: FlightRadar24.
Emergency services were alerted about 3pm that someone had entered the water to assist another person, and had then failed to exit the water themselves.
A number of vessels conducted searches on the water while two helicopters conduct aerial sweeps.
(Main image: RNZ file image - NZ police dive squad.)
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