Search for missing person in Whakatane River
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Save A report of a person in the water near the Peketahi Bridge was made about midday. Photo / File
A search is underway for a missing person in the Whakatane River.
Police search and rescue and Coastguard responded to a report just before midday of a person in the water near the Peketahi Bridge, in Bay of Plenty.
Searches are being made on water and land, police said.
Police
have spoken with a number of people as further inquiries continue.